The Decemberists' major-label debut The Crane Wife turned 10 years old last month, and to celebrate, the band are reissuing the album in a massive 5xLP deluxe anniversary edition box set. Three of those five LPs are devoted to b-sides, bonus tracks, outtakes, alternate versions, and acoustic demos, and now they've shared one of those, a previously unreleased home demo of "The Crane Wife 1, 2 & 3," the three-part song-suite that bookends the album. It's just frontman Colin Meloy alone with an acoustic guitar, singing all three parts together in their original sequence, and it's quite lovely. Listen below.
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The Decemberists are also announcing the release of a new branded wine, because of course they are. The band have once again teamed up with Penner-Ash Wine Cellars for another limited-edition batch of Bandit Queen, their Willamette Valley Pinot Noir. They're selling 800 bottles of the 2015 vintage, and you can purchase your very own over on Penner-Ash's website here.
The 10th anniversary edition of The Crane Wife is out 12/9. Pre-order it here.
