Blog: Muruch

The Decemberists will release their fifth full-length album The Hazards of Love on March 24th. Led by fellow bookworm Colin Meloy, the band never fails to impress me with their literary lyrical style and intricate melodies. This grand new concept album is no exception, but it is not another collection of soft folk acoustics and merry sea chanteys. Inspired by the British folk revival of the 1960s, The Decemberists transformed themselves into the hard rock progeny of Led Zeppelin for portions of the album. The result is a work that is equally as mesmeric to the ears as [...]