Artist: The Decemberists

The Decemberists Join the Chieftains on Bob Dylan's "When the Ship Comes In"

Feb 8, 9:00am Cover Me

Listen to The Chieftains Celebrate Their 50th Anniversary with The Decemberists on a Cover of Bob Dylan's 'When The Ship Comes In'.

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The Chieftains versionan a Bob Dylan con la ayuda de The Decemberists

Feb 6, 8:31am Cuchara Sónica

The Chieftains vuelven, y lo hacen con un disco que conmemora su 50 aniversario. Exacto, la banda lanzó su primer trabajo en 1963, apenas un año después de formarse en Irlanda, y que saquen un nuevo trabajo en 2012 no es más que la confirmación de que cuando hay buenas ideas, las bandas pueden durar décadas. Y para aportar algo de frescura a esas ideas se han rodeado de un puñado de buenos artistas entre los que estan Bon Iver, Pistol Annies o The Decemberist , con quienes han grabado una versión de "When The Ship Comes In" [...]

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[Listen] The Chieftains feat. The Decemberists - "When the Ship Comes In" (Bob Dylan Cover)

Feb 5, 10:30am Some Kind of Awesome

The Chieftains ' upcoming album Voice of Ages is set to feature some pretty significant guest appearances, including the likes of Bon Iver , The Decemberists , The Low Anthem, The Civil Wars and many more. We've already heard the Irish folk group's collaboration with Bon Iver, " Down in the Willow Garden ," and today, their collaboration with The Decemberists has surfaced. The two bands have come together to cover Bob Dylan's "When the Ship Comes In," which you can listen to over at RollingStone.com . As well, below, you can listen to The [...]

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The Decemberists: Heroes of recent wars

Feb 4, 7:04am No Rock And Roll Fun

It's good that - in the face of the sort of bad publicity even Mel Gibson couldn't generate - the Susan G Komen Foundation have reversed their original decision to punish Planned Parenthood for helping people in difficult situations. Amongst those who sounded their outrage at a cancer charity behaving like right-wing politicians were The Decemberists : The Decemberists are deeply troubled by Komen for the Cure's recent decision to cut off funding to Planned Parenthood, a vital resource in the battle against breast cancer. Providing cancer screenings to low income women is integral to [...]

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Listen: The Decemberists & the Chieftains - "When The Ships Come In"

Feb 3, 5:34pm The NJ Underground

The Decemberists team up with the Chieftains for some Bob Dylan.

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The Decemberists & The Chieftains – "When The Ship Comes In" (Bob Dylan Cover)

Feb 3, 4:55pm Stereogum

In November, long-standing Irish folk legends the Chieftains announced that they were recording with Bon Iver, the Decemberists, Pistol Annies and more for their new LP, Voice Of Ages . Last month, we heard Bon Iver's collaboration with the group, " Down In The Willow Garden ," and now the Decemberists' contribution has surfaced at Rolling Stone , a cover of Bob Dylan's "When The Ship Comes In." Scope a video of the Chieftains discussing working with all these younger bands down below. Read More...

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Cougar Microbes Writers Picks: Emily's Top 10

Feb 1, 8:12am Cougar Microbes

1) Gotye - Making Mirrors Made the Cougar Microbes Top Albums of 2011 list here 2. Adele - 21 Made the Cougar Microbes Top Albums of 2011 list here 3. The Decemberists - The King is Dead Made the Cougar Microbes Top Albums of 2011 list here 4. Rufus Wainwright - House of Rufus A massive 19-disc box set of [...]

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Cougar Microbes Top Albums of 2011: The Decemberists – The King Is Dead

Jan 26, 6:22am Cougar Microbes

It feels like it was only yesterday that we started hearing about The Decemberists. It amazes me to think that the band has released six official studio albums earning a spot amongst indie rocks biggest success stories. Cougar writer Emily added them to her list describing 'The King Is Dead' as "A folky album with [...]

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In The News: Bruce Springsteen, Brian Jonestown Massacre, Decemberists, Paul Simon And More

Jan 22, 11:00am MAGNET

The 17th studio album from Bruce Springsteen, Wrecking Ball, will be out March 6 via Columbia Records. The Boss will also be a keynote speaker at this year's SXSW and has plans to tour the U.S. and Europe with the E Street Band ... New Multitudes is a Woody Guthrie tribute album created by Yim Yames, [...]

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Friday Bears: The Chieftains are 50

Jan 20, 10:10am Bears and Bullets

The Chieftains , the legendary Irish folk group, have hit their active 50th anniversary. Let that sink in. The Chieftains are now 50 years old. And while the band members continually changed over time, which isn't that strange given the circumstances, sticking together in any form for that long is a certain testament to resilience. To celebrate the achievement, the group is planning to release Voice of Ages ; a compilation effort which includes help from Bon Iver 's Justin Vernon, The Decemberists , The Low Anthem , and more. Listen to [...]

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Craig Finn lets Full Eyes stream

Jan 18, 8:40am Chromewaves

Jeremy Balderson At first, it's hard to imagine what need there is for a Craig Finn solo album. After all, he gets to run roughshod over The Hold Steady records with as many words as he can manage to pair with their classic rock attack - has he really got a backlog of ideas that don't fit that broad and welcoming template? As Clear Heart, Full Eyes , out next Tuesday but now available to stream in whole at NPR demonstrates, yeah he does. [...]

• Craig Finn - Honolulu Blues
• Justin Townes Earle - Nothing's Gonna Change the Way You Feel About Me Now
• Lambchop - “Gone Tomorrow”
• Lower Dens - Brains
• Nada Surf - When I Was Young
• Now, Now - School Friends
• School of Seven Bells - The Night
• Shearwater - You as You Were

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Artist:	Craig Finn
Title:	Honolulu Blues
Link Text:	Craig Finn - “Honolulu Blues”
File Name:	08_Honolulu_Blues.mp3

Artist:	Justin Townes Earle
Title:	Nothing's Gonna Change the Way You Feel About Me Now
Link Text:	Justin Townes Earle - “Nothing’s Gonna Change The Way You Feel About Me Now”
File Name:	03NothingsGonnaChangetheWayYou FeelAboutMeNow.mp3
Bitrate:	160 kbps

Artist:	Lambchop
Title:	“Gone Tomorrow”
Link Text:	Lambchop - “Gone Tomorrow”
File Name:	lambchop-GoneTomorrow.mp3

Artist:	Lower Dens
Title:	Brains
Link Text:	Lower Dens - “Brains”
File Name:	LowerDens-Brains.mp3

Artist:	Nada Surf
Title:	When I Was Young
Link Text:	Nada Surf - “When I Was Young”
File Name:	NadaSurf_WhenIWasYoung.mp3
Bitrate:	320 kbps
Year:	2012

Artist:	Now, Now
Title:	School Friends
Link Text:	Now, Now - “School Friends”
File Name:	10SchoolFriends.mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps

Artist:	School of Seven Bells
Title:	The Night
Link Text:	School Of Seven Bells - “The Night”
File Name:	01_The_Night.mp3
Year:	2012

Artist:	Shearwater
Title:	You as You Were
Link Text:	Shearwater - “You As You Were”
File Name:	Shearwater-YouAsYouWere.mp3
Genre:	Alternative
Year:	2012

The Chieftains 50th anniversary album features Bon Iver, The Decemberists, Lisa Hannigan & more

Jan 17, 10:23am State Magazine

Irish folk linchpins The Chieftains will celebrate their 50th anniversary with a new studio album and world tour, culminating in a special St. Patrick's Day show at New York's Carnegie Hall. The band will play Dublin's Grand Canal Theatre on May 29th. The album, produced by T-Bone Burnett, is entitled Voice of Ages , and features collaborations with Bon Iver, The Decemberists, Punch Brothers, The Secret Sisters, The Low Anthem, The Civil Wars, Pistol Annies, Carolina, Chocolate Drops, Lisa Hannigan, Carlos Nunez, Paolo Nutini and Imelda May - artwork below. You can [...]

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The Decemberists anuncian nuevo álbum en vivo

Jan 16, 11:36am Cuchara Sónica

The Decemberists comenzaron 2011 con el estreno de su más reciente producción The King is Dead , un disco que les trajo numerosas satisfacciones y que la banda ha estado promocionando prácticamente en todo el planeta desde entonces. Sin embargo, el grupo planea tomarse un largo descanso al terminar la promoción de este disco, de ahí que, para hacer la espera un poco más llevadera, en noviembre pasado publicaron un EP de seis temas sacados de las sesiones del mismo disco, al que ahora se le une un nuevo álbum en vivo. [...]

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The Decemberists Ready New Live Album

Jan 14, 1:00am Earbuddy

The Decemberists are set to release an album collecting the best live recordings of their 2011 Popes of Pendarvia World Tour. The live collection is named We All Raise Our Voices To The Air (Live Songs 04.11-08.11) and features twenty live performances as a double-album and a triple-vinyl set to be released on March 13th. Read more »

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Friday Music News

Jan 13, 2:00pm KEXP Blog

photo by Josh Bis The Flaming Lips are as busy as ever. After embarking on an epic quest to release new music every single month of 2011, it doesn't look like the Lips are about to stop now that 2012 has rolled around. In fact, this month may be their busiest yet. According to the Twitter of Wayne Coyne, the band is currently recording a cover of "Smoke on the Water" for a Deep Purple tribute album that will benefit suffering animals. The band is also readying yet another collaboration 123 release, [...]

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The Decemberists to release live album

Jan 13, 12:00pm Punknews.org

The Decemberists have announced details of the forthcoming live album, We All Raise Our Voices To The Air . The songs were recorded last year on their tour between April and August 2011. The album will be a 20-track double-album (and triple-vinyl set). Songs span their entire discography starting with their debut EP 5 Songs all the way through last year's The King Is Dead . The album drops on March 13th and the track listing can be seen below.

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[STRAIGHT TO PRINT] The Decemberists To Release Live Album

Jan 13, 10:08am Ground Control

ARTIST: [STRAIGHT TO PRINT] The Decemberists To Release Live Album We All Raise Our Voices To The Air (Live Songs 04.11-08.11) Due Out March 13 On Capitol Records DATE: 01-13-12 WRITER: Anastasia Saradoc Of EMI Canada The Decemberists have announced the March 13, release of We All Raise Our Voices To The Air (Live Songs 04.11-08.11) , a twenty-track live double-album (and triple-vinyl set) culled from the band's 2011 tour supporting their chart-topping, Grammy-nominated album The King Is Dead . With songs [...]

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The Decemberists lanzará su primer álbum en vivo

Jan 13, 9:42am indieHearts

El próximo 13 de marzo The Decemberists lanzará su primer disco en vivo, We All Raise Our Voices to the Air (Live Songs 04.11-08.11) , a través del sello Capitol Records . Se trata de un álbum doble que contiene 20 canciones grabadas en vivo durante la gira de presentación de su último disco The King Is Dead . La colección incluye temas de todos los álbumes de la banda, incluyendo las canciones de su EP debut 5 [...]

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The Decemberists plan live album

Jan 13, 3:37am The Line Of Best Fit

Their first live album, The Decemberists ' We All Raise Our Voices to the Air (Live Songs 04.11-08.11) will be available as a double CD and a 3xLP vinyl package via Capitol Records on 13 March. The 20-track record will feature a collection of songs, from all the band's albums as well as their 2001 debut EP, recorded over the course of 12 shows on their The King is Dead tour. Check out the full tracklisting below: DISC 1: 1 - The Infanta 2 - Calamity Song [...]

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The Decemberists to Release Double-Live Album

Jan 12, 7:02pm opbmusic

One sure sign that you're now a rock n' roll band of some siginificant size and importance is a private, label-paid jet with all the fixins the time-honored stop-gap and victory lap release that is the double-live album. Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, The Rolling Stones, The Who, Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers and The Cure have all released double-live albums. Garth Brooks, too. Later this year, The Decemberists will enter that hallowed pantheon with the release of We All Raise Our Voices to the Air (Live Songs 04.11-08.11) . The double-album (triple-vinyl!), [...]

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