Colin Meloy and company have always pulled from the deep end of the literary and folk tradition, and "The Tain" finds them adapting the ancient Irish epic Táin Bó Cúailnge into a single, unbroken 18-minute suite. It's the kind of ambitious, prog-leaning move that signals exactly where the band's head was before they signed to Capitol, a document of a band testing the outer limits of what indie rock storytelling could hold. In the last two years, Portland's Decemberists burst onto the scene with CASTAWAYS AND CUTOUTS wowed critics, gained legions of fans with "Her Majesty" and then continued the trend with "Picaresque". in the wake of all this, Kill Rock Stars is re-releasing last year's acclaimed concept EP THE TAIN. Tracklist 1. Part I (2:10) 2. Part II (2:53) 3. Part III (5:04) 4. Part IV (4:18) 5. Part V (4:10) UPC: 759656037228Label: Kill Rock StarsRelease Date: 7.12.05Format: CD
