“The King Is Dead” presents The Decemberists in a complete 180 turnabout from the conceptual ambitions of their previous album. They’ve seemingly traded in the metal-tinged medieval fantasy leanings of 2009’s The Hazards of Love for a pair of cowboy boots, a harmonica and a fiddle. This time around they’ve settled for good old fashioned SONGS rather than grandiose concepts. While the latter certainly have their place, The King is Dead is a refreshing change of pace. Not quite as many highlights as previous Decemberists albums (For my money, 2005’s Picaresque is the best thing they ever did) but a very listenable album right through. If for some reason you were to attempt to get your mother into the Decemberists, this would be the album to start with. That is meant neither as a compliment nor an insult but I suppose it could be both.
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I'm glad you clarified that statement "If for some reason you were to attempt to get your mother into the Decemberists, this would be the album to start with". As your mother I would accept that this is a compliment to their music, not an insult! LOL
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