Sunday Hangover: "Don't Carry It All"

In the course of my interactions with my daughter today, I discovered that she's a fan of The Decemberists. 

Here's the opening song of The King Is Dead.  

Music Friday: "The Rake's Song"

The other day I was reminded of the genre of the rock opera. So I started listening to The Hazards of Love by The Decemberists. 

Here's "The Rake's Song." 

Music Friday: "Down By The Water"

Like I did last December and like how all manner of online music sites are doing around this time of the year, I'll provide my top twenty favorite albums of the year, probably sometime next week.

The King Is Dead made my top twenty list of albums in 2011 -- but not my top ten. Below is "Down By The Water" with special guest Gillian Welch.

The Decemberists have a literary bent to 'em, and I like The King Is Dead much more than their concept album, The Hazards of Love, which receives more than its fair share of critical acclaim.