Wednesday, April 8, 2009

The Decemberists - The Hazards of Love

This indie rock band from Portland has been around for a while and getting better with every album they put out. This one is actually a concept album telling a story of a woman named Margaret. The first song "The Rake Song" was released back in February but the album was not released till the end of March. The video was shot entirely in NY in one day!

Track listing:
  1. "Prelude" - 3:04
  2. "The Hazards of Love 1 (The Prettiest Whistles Won't Wrestle the Thistles Undone)" - 4:19
  3. "A Bower Scene" - 2:09
  4. "Won't Want for Love (Margaret in the Taiga)" - 4:07
  5. "The Hazards of Love 2 (Wager All)" - 4:26
  6. "The Queen's Approach" - 0:29
  7. "Isn't It a Lovely Night?" - 3:39
  8. "The Wanting Comes in Waves/Repaid" - 6:27
  9. "An Interlude" - 1:40
  10. "The Rake's Song" - 3:16
  11. "The Abduction of Margaret" - 2:07
  12. "The Queen's Rebuke/The Crossing" - 3:56
  13. "Annan Water" - 5:12
  14. "Margaret in Captivity" - 3:08
  15. "The Hazards of Love 3 (Revenge!)" - 3:22
  16. "The Wanting Comes in Waves (Reprise)" - 1:31
  17. "The Hazards of Love 4 (The Drowned)" - 5:57

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