It's always great when a band finds a forgotten corner of musical styling and mines it anew. The Decemberists are just such a band, and I'll go out on a limb as describing their style as nautically themed folk. That might be a stretch, but I imagine their music as an updated version of what you would hear spilling from a dockside tavern in the moreIt's always great when a band finds a forgotten corner of musical styling and mines it anew. The Decemberists are just such a band, and I'll go out on a limb as describing their style as nautically themed folk. That might be a stretch, but I imagine their music as an updated version of what you would hear spilling from a dockside tavern in the 1830's. Their themes varied and exciting, and they don't shy away from telling an expansive tale.
Two hearty thumbs up.
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