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| Guardian |
 A wry five-piece from Portland, Oregon, the Decemberists clearly like a shaggy dog story, and while Picaresque might make you think a little of the Smiths, Belle and Sebastian (particularly This Sporting Life and The Engine Driver) and even the Go-Betweens, it's no fey pastiche but rather the eccentric cavalcade of odd characters, event and styles that its title suggests....full text |
| TinyMixTapes |
| Seriously. This is getting fucking ridiculous. How can a band be this good? And not the kind of good where you hear a new song and post about it on your blog and everyone collectively shits themselves for a month and then moves on a few weeks later, but the kind of good where a band releases consistently fantastic and worthwhile and amazing music for four fucking years....full text |
| Joecritic |
| The Decemberists are soon to release their junior album, entitled, “Picaresque,” a title which reflects the CD beautifully. This quintet, (though they always seem to be adding and subtracting members) formed in 2001, launching off their “youth and beauty brigade,” eager to spread their unique sound....full text |
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