The Decemberists - Long Live The King

The King Is Dead… Long Live The King! A fitting companion piece to the Decemberists fine album from all the way back in January. ’twas so long ago this record almost sounds vintage now. So old that it’s cool again. Well okay, it’s actually one of the few records of 2011 that’s stuck all the way through the year so having a little fill-up on that is more than welcome. Tracks like Row Jimmy and E. Watson (which is not about the Harry Potter starlet but a lawless cane sugar plantation owner called Edgar Watson) would’ve fit perfectly on The King Is Dead were it not for their very selective editing. So long live the Decemberists…