By: Staff – The Decemberists have returned with the new single “Burial Ground,” marking their first new music in 6 years. Featuring The Shins’ James Mercer on backing vocals, “‘Burial Ground’ is in that time-honored pop song tradition, a paean to hanging out in graveyards,” says Meloy. “The melody hook came to me in a … Continue reading
By: Curtis Sindrey – Beloved Portland-based indie rock band The Decemberists returned to Toronto’s Sony Centre on May 30th. While the five-piece is best known for their folk-rock singalongs, the group’s new album, I’ll Be Your Girl, sees a band that has embraced New Order and Depeche Mode-influenced synths on new tracks like “Once In My Life”. What … Continue reading
Photos by: Natasha Priya – Indie folk-rock band The Decemberists, who released their newest album, What a Terrible World, What a Beautiful World, on January 20th, 2015 via Capitol, performed at the Orpheum Theatre in Vancouver last night (Aug 8).
By: Calum Slingerland – After a solid double-bill evening on the first day of Ottawa’s Folk Festival, featuring City and Colour and the iconic Patti Smith, it was back out in the crisp fall air to catch the wonderful assortment of acts present on day two last night, including New York City-based indie rock quartet … Continue reading