Picaresque (2LPs)

Rolling Stone: 3.5 stars out of 5 - "[A] triumph of theatrical imagination: the culmination of the Decemberists' steady march to greatness in four years of enriched storytelling and folk-rock invention..."

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Vinyl LP Details

Number of Records: 2
Released: September 13, 2005
Originally Released: 2005
Label: Kill Rock Stars

Entertainment Reviews:

Rolling Stone - p.77

3.5 stars out of 5 - "[A] triumph of theatrical imagination: the culmination of the Decemberists' steady march to greatness in four years of enriched storytelling and folk-rock invention..."

Spin - p.61

Ranked #30 in Spin's "40 Best Albums Of 2005"

Spin - p.101

"The sharp voiced Portland punk-folk troubadour's music is rife with tales of Victorian seafarers and waifish ghosts." - Grade: B+

Entertainment Weekly - No. 812, p.71

"Colin Meloy is so darn brilliant....the music [and lyrics are] equally eclectic..." - Grade: A-

Uncut - p.116

3 stars out of 5 - "PICARESQUE cuts deeper and sharper than previous Decembrists efforts."

Alternative Press - p.116

5 out of 5 - "[With] a wit so bizarre and vaudevillian beauty so ultimately endearing that by the end, Meloy's sprawling form of theatrical folk has us all..."

Magnet - p.52

Ranked #13 in Magnet's "The 20 Best Albums Of 2005" - "[With] accordion, Smiths-like guitar and haunting, pitch-perfect moods."

Magnet - p.95

"PICARESQUE glows with it-band imminence....Whether part of the Walla-of-sound production or in reaction to it, Meloy's voice is louder here."

Tracks:

1.The Infanta
2.We Both Go Down Together
3.Eli, The Barrow Boy
4.The Sporting Life
5.The Bagman's Gambit
6.From My Own True Love (Lost At Sea)
7.16 Military Wives
8.The Engine Driver
9.On the Bus Mall
10.The Mariner's Revenge Song
11.Of Angels and Angles