NEW VINYL LP ON CAPITOL RECORDS 2015 180 GRAM VINYL. Following several concept albums steeped in a wealth of ambitiousness, the Decemberists bring it all back home on their enchanting sixth record. Brimming with direct folk-rock and earnest melodies, The King Is Dead is a primarily acoustic set of 10 concise, Americana-based tracks that marks a deliberate turn towards simplicity after the Decemberists wildly ambitious and acclaimed 2009 song-cycle The Hazards Of Love.Produced once again by Tucker Martine, The King Is Dead features special guest appearances by Americana luminary Gillian Welch and legendary R.E.M. guitarist Peter Buck. The King Is Dead showcases the ways in which The Decemberists (Colin Meloy, Chris Funk, Jenny Conlee, Nate Query, and John Moen) sound just as glorious playing stripped-down compositions as they do on the elaborate structures that have defined their previous work. Tracklist 1. Don’t Carry It All 2. Calamity Song 3. Rise to Me 4. Rox in the Box 5. January Hymn6. Down by the Water 7. All Arise! 8. June Hymn 9. This is Why We Fight 10. Dear Avery
