March 22, 2009

Decemberists Listening Party

Decemberists Listening Party
Tuesday, March 24th - 7:00pm

Get ready to be knocked over, the new album from Colin Meloy and company is just about here. This Tuesday will see the release of The Decemberists second Capitol Records album, Hazards of Love. If you're unfamiliar with their sound, it lands at the five-point crossroads of Classical Literature, pastoral English Folk music, Neutral Milk Hotel, quirky Robin Hitchcock imagery, and some intangible undercurrent of Morrissey and The Smiths. It's smart, incredibly well-crafted, and uniquely positioned to look both forwards and back. The new album finds Meloy once again on a flight of fancy, creating a near drama surrounding a Woman ravaged by a shape-shifting manimal (trust me, that's the very short version). Characters in the drama are featured as guest vocalists and they include Becky Stark (Lavender Diamond), Shara Worden (My Brightest Diamond), Jim James (My Morning Jacket), Robyn Hitchcock, and Rebecca Gates (Spinanes). It sounds like a confused mess, but under the caring hands of The Decemberists, it manages to transcend it all and just take you away.

We will be bringing in some snacks and turning it up for a street-date listening party this coming Tuesday, March 24th. Please join us at 7:00pm, and let us know you'll be coming so we can order enough pizzas.
(562) 433-4996

Click to pre-buy The Hazards of Love (out 3/24)