The Decemberists The King Is Dead
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Sowing
Moderator
November 17th 2011


43941 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

Hazards is still good



This is still better

Gyromania
December 18th 2011


37006 Comments


Well, I don't hate this anymore.

Waior
January 2nd 2012


11778 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0 | Sound Off

a barony of ivy in the trees

expanding out its empire by degrees

and all the branches burst to bloom



i mean, colin meloy, that man

Dylan620
February 24th 2012


5870 Comments


Giving this a first listen now. "Calamity Song" is awesome; I was thinking that it should be the third single, but then I remembered that since the second (TIWWF) was released two Januarys ago...

(FWIW, I heard "Down by the Water" on the radio when I was eating at Sonic a few weeks ago)

"Rox in the Box" is good too, but WTF were they thinking with that song title?

robin
March 1st 2012


4596 Comments


don't carry it all is fucking excellent

thatoneguy726
May 28th 2012


1669 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

mmm yeah, underrated alb

Cygnatti
January 13th 2013


36017 Comments


is the title supposed to refer to the smiths?

toxin.
January 13th 2013


13036 Comments

Album Rating: 2.5

"Yeah I don't think this was really noteworthy at all. Kind of a forgettable album imo"

whoa gotta listen to this again

I liked one of their older tracks a lot but I don't remember which

Motiv3
July 1st 2013


9109 Comments


Album is super underrated.

ExcentrifugalForz
February 8th 2014


2124 Comments


I miss when the Decemberists were more exciting. This isn't bad but 2 or 3 albums prior they were really out on a limb.

theBoneyKing
January 14th 2016


24378 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

Listening to January Hymn while shoveling snow is just perfect ~

Criminally underrated album.

Onirium
July 24th 2016


3113 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

There's a sheer feeling of summery nostalgia surrounding this.

I used to snob this record - and I still do prefer their more excentric and ambitious stuff - but I've become more obsessed with it recently than I've ever been with a specific album

theBoneyKing
July 24th 2016


24378 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

The nostalgia factor is what elevates this above the rest of their material for me. They've made more interesting albums but none of them resonate with me quite as much as this.

Not to degrade the rest of their material, I adore almost everything else they've done too!

WatchItExplode
June 20th 2017


10450 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

The songwriting is impeccable on this one, it's just a bit short on intrigue.

theBoneyKing
June 20th 2017


24378 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

I get why many die hard Decemberists fans don't enjoy this as much but to my ears this is a stone-cold classic.

WatchItExplode
June 20th 2017


10450 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

one consistent jam after another, but where's the whimsy?



this album is almost too grounded, if that is even possible

SandwichBubble
January 18th 2018


13796 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

Guess I'll check this then

Sunnyvale
Staff Reviewer
May 29th 2018


5836 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

This album gets a lot of hate, but it really hits the spot this time of year.

theBoneyKing
May 29th 2018


24378 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

Can’t wait to listen to June Hymn every day next month.

Dylan620
May 29th 2018


5870 Comments


I gave this album one listen and left it for dead despite liking most of the material IIRC, needa fix that



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