The Decemberists Return, Renewed And A Little Relaxed — npr.org

The Decemberists' latest album is What a Terrible World, What a Beautiful World. Autumn de Wilde/Courtesy of the artist hide caption The Decemberists' latest album is What a Terrible World, What a Beautiful World. Four years ago, The Decemberists released The King Is Dead, an album that debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 and launched a Grammy-nominated single, "Down By The Water." It was an unexpected breakthrough for a band who'd once reveled in quirk and mischief, coming off more like theater kids than rock stars.

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