A Picaresque Day
Officially, it's the day to listen to The Decemberists new album.
It couldn't be more fantastical. Cold War spies! Revenge on and under the high seas! The Engine Driver (at last)! Male prostitutes at the bus station! Spanish baby princesses! And a cast of thousands! The theatrical packaging perfectly matches the tone of the songs. Five stars! Congratulations Colin, Nate, Chris, Jenny, Petra, John (and Rachel), as well as Chris Walla. You've topped yourselves again! Some of the songs have been in live sets since 2003, but it's nice to hear them as fully realized arrangements.
The video for 16 Military Wives is on MTV2, I hear. Chris Funk endearingly portrays Carl. Colin himself is a bit of a bully as Henry Stowecroft. I'm pretty sure this cameo (it's full of them) is a VIP.
Also, you can spot John Roderick, Chris Walla, Corrina Repp, Tom Heinl, Alicia Rose, Carson Ellis and others. But not Conor Oberst.
Officially, it's the day to listen to The Decemberists new album.
It couldn't be more fantastical. Cold War spies! Revenge on and under the high seas! The Engine Driver (at last)! Male prostitutes at the bus station! Spanish baby princesses! And a cast of thousands! The theatrical packaging perfectly matches the tone of the songs. Five stars! Congratulations Colin, Nate, Chris, Jenny, Petra, John (and Rachel), as well as Chris Walla. You've topped yourselves again! Some of the songs have been in live sets since 2003, but it's nice to hear them as fully realized arrangements.
The video for 16 Military Wives is on MTV2, I hear. Chris Funk endearingly portrays Carl. Colin himself is a bit of a bully as Henry Stowecroft. I'm pretty sure this cameo (it's full of them) is a VIP.
Also, you can spot John Roderick, Chris Walla, Corrina Repp, Tom Heinl, Alicia Rose, Carson Ellis and others. But not Conor Oberst.
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