music_phantom13

This was definitely one of the biggest disappointments of the year for me. I loved The Decemberists right up to this album. They go through all sorts of styles, and some of the songs really do disgust me. Like, "The Queen's Rebuke/The Crossing." Were they trying to do some sort of heavy metal thing? They failed miserably, they're a baroque pop band and that is easily what they do best. I miss the sea shanties, good storytelling and so on of their Castaways and Cutouts and The Crane Wife. I think they just tried to hard to do a whole mess of styles for each character or something, when they as a band really can't pull it off. Obviously I didn't enjoy this album quite as much as you

Oh and that Isis album? Their best. I love it.