The Decemberists lynchpin Colin Meloy announced on Twitter that the band’s new album, out on 17th January, will be called The King Is Dead.
As a taster of things to come, Down By The Water is available free, now, and features Peter Buck of R.E.M. and singer-songwriter Gillian Welch. Wrap your ears around it, courtesy of Rough Trade, here:
Preview – Longborough Festival Opera’s 2024 season includes a complete Ring Cycle
Harp – Albion
Peter Gabriel – I/O
This Is The Kit @ Barbican, London
Die Walküre review – The London Opera Company at St John’s, Smith Square
Chineke! review – Armatrading and Tchaikovsky
Billy Porter – Black Mona Lisa
The Decemberists MP3s or CDs
The Decemberists on Spotify