ABOUT THIS ITEM

"The King Is Dead", a set of ten concise, country-based songs, marks a deliberate turn towards simplicity after the band’s wildly ambitious and widely acclaimed 2009 songcycle "The Hazards Of Love".

Produced once again by Tucker Martine, "The King Is Dead" features special guest appearances by Americana luminary Gillian Welch on seven tracks and legendary R.E.M. guitarist Peter Buck on three tracks.

"The King Is Dead" showcases the ways in which The Decemberists - Colin Meloy, Chris Funk, Jenny Conlee, Nate Query, and John Moen - sound just as glorious in simple, stripped-down compositions as they do on the elaborate structures that have defined their work for years.

Don't Carry It All
Calamity Song
Rise To Me
Rox In The Box
January Hymn
Down By The Water
All Arise!
June Hymn
This Is Why We Fight
Dear Avery