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About this product
Product Identifiers
Record LabelRough Trade
EAN5050159825622
eBay Product ID (ePID)6052262974
Product Key Features
Release Year2005
FormatCD
LanguageEnglish
Era2000s
FeaturesStudio Recording
GenrePop, Alternative, Rock
TypeAlbum
ArtistThe Decemberists
Release TitlePicaresque
Additional Product Features
DistributionIntegral/Cinram Novum
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States
Additional InformationEclectic Portland, Oregon, indie folksters continue to grow on its third record, its most muscular record to date.
Reviews"PICARESQUE glows with it-band imminence....Whether part of the Walla-of-sound production or in reaction to it, Meloy's voice is louder here.", 5 out of 5 - "With a wit so bizarre and vaudevillian beauty so ultimately endearing that by the end, Meloy's sprawling form of theatrical folk has us all...", 3.5 stars out of 5 - "A triumph of theatrical imagination: the culmination of the Decemberists' steady march to greatness in four years of enriched storytelling and folk-rock invention...", "Colin Meloy Is So Darn Brilliant....The Music and Lyrics Are Equally Eclectic..."-Grade: A-, "The sharp voiced Portland punk-folk troubadour's music is rife with tales of Victorian seafarers and waifish ghosts." - Grade: B+, 3 Stars Out of 5-"Picaresque Cuts Deeper and Sharper than Previous Decembrists Efforts.", Ranked #30 in Spin's "40 Best Albums of 2005in, Ranked #13 in Magnet's "The 20 Best Albums Of 2005" - "With accordion, Smiths-like guitar and haunting, pitch-perfect moods."