Blog: One Thirty BPM

The Hazards of Love is as grandiose as it is ambitious, does the packaging capture this well? The short answer is yes and no. Upon opening Hazards, I was expecting the packaging to match the grandiosity of the album. Instead I was looking at what was a rather dull presentation. The vinyl jacket opens up and the lyrics and credits to the album are spread across – so not much in terms of album art to find here. There is a nice picture of the Decemberists (with guest vocalists [...]