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The Decemberists - The Hazards of Love CD Review

May 14, 2009, 11:13am

The Decemberists' new album, The Hazards of Love, is a rock opera/concept album and as such has a contiguous plot with a beginning, middle and end. Whereas usually I discuss the music and lyrics of an album together, something is telling me I should leave the story separate from the discussion of the album itself to avoid spoiling the plot for anyone who values this sort of thing.

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