Blog: Bon Ton

In anticipation of their album (called "Hazards Of Love," it's set to be released in March), the Decemberists have released a single called "The Rake's Song." I talked about this in August when YANP had it as a live track, but it's worth revisiting. And now, so that I can justify the title of this blog, a short digression. To be perfectly honest, the man in the song is more likely to be a cad than a rake. Rakes were feckless gamers and immoral seducers, but they had a glamour attached [...]

• The Decemberists - The Rake's Song