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August 17, 2006

The Crane Wife: Behind The Scenes

Being in the Decemberists isn't all fun and games. Sure, there's plenty of thesaurus reading and sea shanty singalongs ... but you've also gotta deal with publicity. This video takes us behind the scenes of the Crane Wife photo shoot. Yeah, it's just b-roll, but some of you Colin Meloy fanatics will get a kick out of it. And to think the new album cover could've looked like the Donnas' Spend The Night!

A Stereogum.com premiere:

Album's out 10/3. Stay tuned to decemberists.com.

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thank you. <3

Posted by: kory at 08/17/06 6:09 PM  | Reply
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Talked with Chris Walla a bit about the new record the other night at the SD Def Cab show. No nautical songs but it sounds amazing. He produced it and he still can't stop listening to it. Can't wait.

Posted by: adam at 08/17/06 6:55 PM  | Reply
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I own "Cutouts"..I always forget how quirky and talented they are...I'm actually looking forward to this. Oh, and the backing music sounds so distinctly Walla it's not funny. He's going to tbe the indie rock Dre or Pharrel

Posted by: Fletcher at 08/17/06 7:16 PM  | Reply
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its pretty good. theirs a track called the shankill butchers that is, as you can imagine, pretty memorable and the heir apparent of the nautical ditties in my opinion.

Posted by: g. dollar at 08/17/06 9:23 PM  | Reply
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worst. band. ever.

Posted by: worst at 08/17/06 9:25 PM  | Reply
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Ya it is pretty good. it's been leaked ALREADY. Summersong and Sons and Daughters are excellent, as well as the two eleven minute songs. Can't wait to see them in columbus in november

Posted by: Buckeye at 08/17/06 9:30 PM  | Reply
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How could it not be wonderful? There is no possible way.

Posted by: Jeff at 08/17/06 10:42 PM  | Reply
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One of my favorite bands but damn -- one of the ugliest too.

Posted by: jljames at 08/18/06 12:25 AM  | Reply
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that was all very boring. i'm not especially looking forward to the new album, though i'm sure it'll be a good listen, if i'm ze mood.

i haven't listened to any decemberists in a long, long time & don't really have the urge to start right now. not that i don't like 'em, they just aren't a particularly appealing band. whatev.

Posted by: very gooood at 08/18/06 2:48 AM  | Reply
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i think summersong is pretty catchy. YEEEEEEHAW!

Posted by: elton at 08/18/06 11:18 AM  | Reply
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joanna newsom UPDATES everyday!

Posted by: elton at 08/18/06 11:22 AM  | Reply
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their literary "i was raised in a small fisherman's village by a man with boots of fire, in 1863" spiel is kind of old... but i'll still check this new album out.

Posted by: mercator at 08/18/06 12:31 PM  | Reply
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Where can I apply to be the dude who comments on every stereogum post that the subject of the post sucks? That seems like a cool job.

Posted by: chaz at 08/18/06 1:09 PM  | Reply
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less of a job, and more of a calling. more of a diversion. call it trolling-lite.

as mentioned, the album is very leaked, and pretty good. i say old, but i will always have a soft spot in my heart for them.

Posted by: mercator at 08/18/06 1:31 PM  | Reply
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got the leak and it sounds great. couldnt they use some of the new songs in the video? might have given some motivation to watch it...

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