Colin Meloy and his brave Decemberists made the unlikely jump to a major label after 2005's excellent Picaresque, a move that surprised both longtime fans and detractors of the band. While it is difficult to imagine the suits at Capitol seeing dollar signs in the eyes of an accordion- and bouzouki-wielding, British folk-inspired collective from Portland, OR, that dresses in period Civil War outfits and has been known to cover Morrissey, it's hard to argue with what the Decemberists have wrought from their ...   [ read more ]

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A more accurate title would be "The Best of Recent British Folk Rock," since, of the 18 tracks included on this 73+-minute disc, 14 date from 1992-96. That's not to say that many of the performers don't date from well before the '90s, however: among the nine groups represented are such familiar names as Steeleye Span, the Strawbs, Fairport Convention, Pentangle, and Lindisfarne. Compiler John Dagnell has mostly opted for stirring, uptempo selections, often with politically charged lyri...   [ read more ]

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VINYL FORMAT. Colin Meloy and his brave Decemberists made the unlikely jump to a major label after 2005's excellent Picaresque, a move that surprised both longtime fans and detractors of the band. While it is difficult to imagine the suits at Capitol seeing dollar signs in the eyes of an accordion- and bouzouki-wielding, British folk-inspired collective from Portland, OR, that dresses in period Civil War outfits and has been known to cover Morrissey, it's hard to argue with what the Decemberists have wroug...   [ read more ]

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