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The Hazards of Love by The Decemberists

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    Track     Duration Listeners
1 Prelude 3:03 94,892
2 The Hazards of Love 1 (The Prettiest Whistles Won't Wrestle the Thistles Undone) 4:17 60,197
3 A Bower Scene 2:08 120,096
4 Won't Want for Love (Margaret in the Taiga) 4:05 86,976
5 The Hazards of Love 2 (Wager All) 4:24 92,826
6 The Queen's Approach 0:29 2,496
7 Isn't It A Lovely Night? 3:38 79,997
8 The Wanting Comes in Waves / Repaid 6:25 44,784
9 An Interlude 1:39 104,164
10 The Rake's Song 3:15 138,014
11 The Abduction of Margaret 2:06 101,482
12 The Queen's Rebuke / The Crossing 3:55 56,925
13 Annan Water 5:10 88,201
14 Margaret in Captivity 3:06 83,662
15 The Hazards of Love 3 (Revenge!) 3:21 71,294
16 The Wanting Comes in Waves (Reprise) 1:30 72,469
17 The Hazards of Love 4 (The Drowned) 5:55 75,781
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17 tracks (58:26)
The Hazards of Love, released March 24, 2009, is the fifth album by The Decemberists. The album was inspired by an Anne Briggs EP titled The Hazards of Love. According to the band, frontman Colin Meloy set out to write a song with the album’s title—eventually leading to an album in itself. Becky Stark (of Lavender Diamond) and Shara Worden (of My Brightest Diamond) provide guest vocals throughout the album.

The Hazards of Love centers around a love story, similar to the use of recurring stories in The Crane Wife: a woman named Margaret (voiced by Stark) falls in love with a shape-shifting forest dweller (voiced by Meloy). A jealous forest queen (voiced by Worden) and an ensemble of recurring characters bring conflict to the album’s story arc.

On January 15, 2009, “The Rake’s Song” became available as a free download on their Myspace page. This was followed on February 16, 2009 by “The Hazards of Love 1,” again on Myspace.

On March 13, 2009, The Decemberists announced that the album would be released on iTunes on March 17, 2009. The album was released on iTunes Australia on March 14, 2009. On March 20, 2009, Entertainment Weekly began streaming the full album on imeem.

This album debuted at #14 and sold 19,210 copies in its first week.
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  • owl21

    well said.

    March 2012

  • Toxiiccity

    If you hate this album, you can go fuck yourself <3

    December 2011

  • TheHochhaus

    tkid is way better

    June 2011

  • DCozmonaut

    this is folk-rock or something haha, adorable.

    June 2011

  • boozec

    This is the greatest album of all time.

    April 2011

  • wennEsAnfaengt

    This album is so inconceivable awesome! Will get to the list of my ten most adored albums. Just asking my self who to drop there.

    February 2011

  • chronicplutonic

    reading abt the guests vox on this album: becky stark of Lavender DIAMOND, shara worden of MY brightest DIAMOND, jim james of MY morning jacket. Coinkadink? what does this MEAN??

    November 2010

  • Zilverdael

    Wow! I wish it could still be 2009! It might be the best album that year, but I just heard it for the first time!

    October 2010

  • electrifried

    I always imagine royal intrigue and silver knights when I listen to this. This album..is just...so...breathtakingly good

    October 2010

  • Aesiron

    This is the greatest collection of songs in the history of music.

    June 2010

  • Hwacha

    Brilliant.

    May 2010

  • IndieBlind

    This album makes me jizz in my pants

    February 2010

  • dustynine

    I am so addicted to this album. Can't believe I've never listened to the Decemberists before.

    February 2010

  • FunCkyChiCa

    this... album... is... so great. omg omg omg omg

    November 2009

  • beenyisagreeny

    They performed this album amazingly last night in Los Angeles at Royce Hall. Everyone walked out beaming, it was so fun. <3333

    October 2009

  • Venomous9

    I really like Won't Want For Love. Best song on the album, though they're all excellent. Definitely one of the best albums this year.

    September 2009

  • maxcasanova

    this is utterly amazing!

    August 2009

  • jessefivey

    I just saw the perform this last night and holy gods was it ever the best show I've been to.

    August 2009

  • recrapulated

    I can't believe that in 3 short months, this album climbed to #1 on my overall albums on Last.fm. My favourite album of the year by far so far.

    August 2009

  • Llauren84

    Haha and about what Jakeandlola said....that's funny because I force myself not to listen to it =)

    August 2009
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