Album
The King Is Dead
2011 · Rock
20 collectors on Gatefold own this
The King Is Dead is an Alt/Indie album by The Decemberists, originally released in 2011. On Gatefold: 21 pressings tracked, owned by 20 collectors.
About
After a decade-long foray into British-inspired folk-rock, The Decemberists now proclaim <i>The King Is Dead</i>. The Portland-based group’s sixth studio album signals a sea change and offers more of an Americana bent — with the mostly delicate, swaying, and passionate compositions adorned with themes of transition and rebirth. This can be immediately heard on the opening track, “Don’t Carry It All,” featuring harmonica, methodical rhythm guitar, and light strings. Things get a bit alt-country on the Peter Buck–assisted “Calamity Song” — in fact, the R.E.M. member appears on several songs, as does chanteuse Gillian Welch. That tune about returning home and falling into an angel's arms (“Calamity Song”) cohesively transitions into “Rise to Me,” an acoustic composition brushed with mixed-gender harmonies, harmonica, and pedal-steel guitar. There’s a markedly simple nature to <i>The King Is Dead</i>, a testament to The Decemberists' way of making everything sound so pleasant and breezy.
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Tracklist
Side A
- A1Don't Carry It All
- A2Calamity Song
- A3Rise To Me
- A4Rox In The Box
- A5January Hymn
Side B
- B1Down By The Water
- B2All Arise!
- B3June Hymn
- B4This Is Why We Fight
- B5Dear Avery
Sound DNA
- Alt/Indie
- Indie Rock
- jangly
- melancholic
- pastoral
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Annalisa TornfeltFIDDLE VIOLIN
- Chris FunkLEAD GUITAR BOUZOUKI, PEDAL STEEL GUITAR ELECTRIC GUITAR, BANJO
- Colin MeloyGUITAR VOCALS WRITTEN-BY, VOCALS
- Jenny ConleeACCORDION PIANO ACCORDION, ELECTRIC PIANO
- John MoenDRUMS BACKING VOCALS BACKING VOCALS , SHAKER
- Nate QueryBASS BASS, CELLO CELLO
- Peter Buck12-STRING ELECTRIC GUITAR BARITONE GUITAR, ELECTRIC GUITAR ELECTRIC GUITAR
- David RawlingsBACKING VOCALS
- Gillian WelchBACKING VOCALS VOCALS
- Laura VeirsBACKING VOCALS
- Tucker MartineTAMBOURINE
20 collectors on Gatefold own this · 21 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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