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Colin Meloy leads the Decemberists, a five-piece outfit whose pop sound has been compared to the likes of Neutral Milk Hotel and Belle & Sebastian. Meloy, who hails from Missoula, MT, is the main songwriter for the group. Rounding out the lineup are Ezra Holbrook on drums, Nate Query on upright bass, Jenny Conlee on accordion, and Chris Funk on theremin and pedal steel guitar. Frontman Meloy previously devoted some time to an alternative country group before breaking off to pursue his craft as a singer/song... Read More
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spacey United States |
11.19.08 i x3 the decembrists i wish i could have seen them but i missed them sadly :'( |
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peter cape_town South A... |
11.18.08 brilliant... shankill butcher's an excellent composition & powerful lyrics. band reminds me a lot of NMH. |
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Jenny Chicago, IL |
11.13.08 Cool band !!!!!! Engine Driver is kind of Sad...but I love it !!!! Great song !!! |
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Liv Chicago |
09.08.08 love this band. o valencia and the crane wife 3 are the songs of my life as of now... |
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camps3 United States |
07.30.08 "Shankill Butchers"lots of history, there. |
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Yout Wolverhampton Uni... |
07.28.08 O Valencia! has got to be my favorite song at the moment.... love the lyrics, love the tune, love the band. Still new to this band, but I think I can only get into them more. MORE PEOPLE NEED TO HEAR THIS BAND! |
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Luke Glen Spey, NY |
05.29.08 You, Decemberists, are Kingly musicians. |
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The Freedom of fo... Yonkers/NYC Unite... |
03.27.08 The remind me of the Shins so much. Its like The Shins+Deach Cab but more fun(?) Ida know. BUt they're cool. Im liking this. ;D |
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lathspell_brin United States |
03.01.08 Shankhill butchers is a cool song. :} |
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