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The Decemberists: The Crane Wife

Decemberists!, originally uploaded by raygan

What you should be listening to, now: The Decemberists - Yankee Bayonet (I Will Be Home Then) off of their major-label debut album, The Crane Wife (mini-review - pre-order). An allegorical concept-album revolving around the Japanese tale of the The Crane Wife, this album might not sit well with all their cadre of hipster fans, I can't stop playing this album.

The track which sealed the deal is Yankee Bayonet (I Will Be Home Then), a dialogue between a (presumed) Confederate Civil War soldier and his love miles away. From first love to death on the Battlefields of Manassas (photo, the interplay between Colin and Laura Veirs is amazing. Just listen to the lyrics:

When I was a girl how the hills of Oconee
Made a seam to hem me in
There at the fair when our eyes caught, careless
Got my heart right pierced by a pin

But oh, did you see all the dead of Manassas
All the bellies and the bones and the bile
Though I lingered here with the blankets barren
And my own belly big with child

Go and listen to the song (via Parking Lot Cities, and go and buy the album.

Comments

Arno says:

What is this GK? You offering pics, politics and music?? That's not a 'P' word....

I really dislike the Decemberists, they make the hair on my ass stand up, and always have. I did download that song, listened to it and deleted it from my itunes. Of course you are more than entitled to your opinion and for those of you out there that visit this site and are STILL reading this "post" I have a problem, maybe Randy can post something about this. You see, 97X shut down not long ago and I got nuthin to listen to at work anymore. I have tried KEXP and just can't get into it like good ol WOXY. Any good internet stations that anyone can recommend?? Its ok if the play the decemberists.

Much appreciated and yours truly, Arno

Posted by: Arno at September 26, 2006 4:19 PM #

sweetchuck says:

While I am not a music critic, just a long time listener, I have to say that Decemberist song was so-so. Not bad, but certainly nothing that got to me. To each his own.

As for Arno's question on radio, I don't have any suggestions, as I got burned out on crap radio back in high school. But I would also be interested to hear what people suggest as good free sources of good music.

Posted by: sweetchuck at September 27, 2006 11:13 AM #

Arno says:

this station out of Minnesota is OK, a bit folksy but between this and KEXP maybe I have found a happy medium?