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The King Is Dead by The Decemberists

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    Track     Duration Listeners
1 Don't Carry It All 4:15 93,522
2 Calamity Song 3:52 100,105
3 Rise To Me 4:58 87,970
4 Rox In The Box 3:07 99,696
5 January Hymn 3:11 87,813
6 Down by the Water 3:48 119,059
7 All Arise! 3:08 92,361
8 June Hymn 3:56 80,205
9 This Is Why We Fight 5:29 90,607
10 Dear Avery 4:50 69,509
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About this album

Capitol Records (New Release) (2011) Released: 18 Jan 2011 10 tracks (40:34)
Released 17 Jan 2011.

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  • gooose87

    @shauno5166 I definitely agree with you. You're missing Her Majesty however with is also excellent.

    16 days ago

  • gooose87

    Castaways and cutouts: perfect Picaresque: perfect The Crane Wife: perfect Hazards of love: decent The King is Dead: I nearly shot myself Well at least there first three albums are still fantastic. Hopefully there next album wont be awful [2]

    16 days ago

  • kissesneverdie

    You're full of it, this album is perfect from start to finish. There isn't one boring track here.

    last month

  • shauno5166

    Castaways and cutouts: perfect Picaresque: perfect The Crane Wife: perfect Hazards of love: decent The King is Dead: I nearly shot myself Well at least there first three albums are still fantastic. Hopefully there next album wont be awful

    February 2012

  • mario_marinato

    This album is on my 2011 Top 10: http://www.osarcofago.blogspot.com/2011/12/os-melhores-discos-de-2011-parte-1.html

    December 2011

  • naotas_forehead

    The hidden track at the end of This Is Why We Fight is my favorite song on the album. And I'm being 70% serious.

    October 2011

  • farmgirlblues

    I hadn't listened to this album all the way through in a while (I assume that having "June Hymn" on repeat all summer doesn't really count). I gave it a listen last night and just fell in love all over again. I liked "The King is Dead" just fine at first but it has grown on me to an unreal extent.

    September 2011

  • klay7500

    Like everyone else said, this and Crane Wife are dangerously close for their best album.

    September 2011

  • theblackjay

    The further we go along this year, I realize how wonderful an album this is. In same sentiments as recent posters, The Crane Wife is my favorite by them, this is close and getting closer.

    September 2011

  • beyondmountains

    I'm seriously debating whether or not to call this their best album. The only rival for me would be Crane Wife.

    September 2011

  • a-Me-with-a-You

    The one to beat for album of the year...

    August 2011

  • licoricepizza

    "The Crane Wife" was always my favorite by them, but this one may have overtaken it. And after seeing them perform (in support of it) last night, that was the final thing that did it. They were more playful on stage! And really happy to have everyone hear the new stuff, which the crowd ate up. If you can, make sure to catch this album's tour! :D

    August 2011

  • AceOfSpades24

    June and January Hymns are awesome. Also I'm a sucker for harmonicas.

    August 2011

  • ubermenschean

    Wow, what a damned good album. I am very surprised it is this good, definitely the best I've heard by this band so far.

    July 2011

  • skippingboy123

    HATE: "All Arise". DISLIKE: "Rox in the Box". LIKE: "Rise to Me", "Dear Avery", "Calmity Song" REALLY LIKE: "Don't Carry It All", "This Is Why We Fight" LOVE: "January Hymn", "Down by the Water", "January Hymn" That's my feelings for the album.

    July 2011

  • pabulous

    boooooooring

    July 2011

  • the18thbeatle

    They're nearly a dead ringer for Blue Rodeo at a lot of times on this album. Not that that's a bad thing.

    May 2011

  • BluishPenguin

    The Decemberists' answear to Radiohead

    April 2011

  • progjunky

    i feel like they listened to all my favorite albums, and then cut this one.

    April 2011

  • ETruesdel

    I, too, am in love with this album. there are only 2 songs on it I'm not crazy about- All Arise and Rise to Me- and I cannot stop playing June Hymn. Colin Meloy is a songwriting genius...

    April 2011
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