Decemberists - Picaresque 978078696559551999 and new buildings to the

and new buildings to the game

2003 LP reissue on 140-gram vinyl

With a little help from famed hard rock producer Bruce Fairbairn

and as a result Beinhorn and Frusciante constantly fought over the album's guitar sound

A billowing outro builds on airy synths

Decemberists - Picaresque 978078696559551999 and new buildings to theThe Decemberists know that the psychology of a culture at war is complex; that historical archetypes can inform the masses on current events far better than the evening news; and, perhaps most importantly, that life is ultimately a spectacular and colorful pageant. They remind US that, on any given day, we might rub shoulders with rogue spies and runaway prostitutes, child monarchs and vengeful mariners, boy ghosts, couples contemplating suicide,