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Down By the Water

The King is Dead

The new Decemberists’ album, The King is Dead, will be released tomorrow.

The band offered a free download of the marvelous “Down By the Water” in November of last year.

Hear it here.

“This Is Why We Fight” is now the featured track from the album and is the Song of the Day.

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“This Is Why We Fight” by The Decemberists

The Decemberists: Free download

Portland, Oregon darlings The Decemberists have a new album due in January of next year.  We’ve been told that some of The King Is Dead is R.E.M. inspired and no doubt you will hear a bit of this influence in “Down By the Water”, a free download from the album.  And none other than R.E.M. guitarist, Peter Buck, makes an appearance on this track as does singer/songwriter Gillian WelchThe Decemberists’ repertoire of lush story-telling, folk-rock instrumentations and melodic lyricism continues to reaffirm that they are one of America’s most vital bands.

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“Down By the Water” by The Decemberists

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