The Hazards of Love

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The Hazards of Love
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17 tracks, 59:42
Release Date
16 March 2009
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 sha… read more
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 … read more
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, front… read more

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Tracklist

Track number Play Loved Track name Artist name Buy Options Duration Listeners
1 Play track Prelude
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 3:04 113,978 listeners
2 Play track The Hazards of Love 1 (The Prettiest Whistles Won't Wrestle the Thistles Undone)
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 4:19 78,203 listeners
3 Play track A Bower Scene
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 2:08 142,796 listeners
4 Play track Won't Want for Love (Margaret in the Taiga)
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 4:07 105,476 listeners
5 Play track The Hazards of Love 2 (Wager All)
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 4:26 112,304 listeners
6 Play track The Queen's Approach
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 0:29 6,780 listeners
7 Play track Isn't It A Lovely Night?
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 3:39 96,996 listeners
8 Play track The Wanting Comes in Waves / Repaid
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 6:27 113,654 listeners
9 Play track An Interlude
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 1:40 123,359 listeners
10 Play track The Rake's Song
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 4:14 186,150 listeners
11 Play track The Abduction of Margaret
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 2:06 120,080 listeners
12 Play track The Queen's Rebuke / The Crossing
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 3:56 69,140 listeners
13 Play track Annan Water
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 5:09 105,717 listeners
14 Play track Margaret in Captivity
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 3:08 99,960 listeners
15 Play track The Hazards of Love 3 (Revenge!)
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 3:22 85,992 listeners
16 Play track The Wanting Comes in Waves (reprise)
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 1:31 89,630 listeners
17 Play track The Hazards of Love 4 (The Drowned)
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 5:57 93,627 listeners

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The Decemberists is a band which formed in 2000 in Portland, Oregon, United States. The band currently consists of Colin Meloy (vocals, guitar), Chris Funk (guitar, mandolin, dulcimer, pedal steel guitar), Jenny Conlee (organ, piano, accordion), Nate Query (electric bass, acoustic bass, cello) and John Moen (drums). Notable former members include Rachel Blumberg (drums, vocals) and Jesse Emerson (bass). Named both in reference to the Russian Decembrist Revolt (they use the national anthem of the Soviet Union as an introduction at many concerts) and to the atmosphere associ… read more
The Decemberists is a band which formed in 2000 in Portland, Oregon, United States. The band currently consists of Colin Meloy (vocals, guitar), Chris Funk (guitar, mandolin, dulc… read more
The Decemberists is a band which formed in 2000 in Portland, Oregon, United States. The band currently consists of Colin Meloy (vocals, guitar), Chris Funk (guitar, mandolin, dulcimer, pedal steel guitar), Jenny Conlee (organ… read more

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