The Crane Wife - The Decemberists

Track List:

1. The Crane Wife 3

2. The Island: Come And See/The Landlord’s Daughter/You’ll Not Feel The Drowning

3. Yankee Bayonet (I will Be Home Then)

4. O Valencia!

5. The Perfect Crime #2

6. When The War Comes

7. Shankill Butchers

8. Summersong

9. The Crane Wife 1 & 2

10. Sons & Daughters

11. Culling Of The Fold

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I wish I had not read praises before listening

This isn’t a huge departure from the previous albums but does show growth. There are tales that span multiple songs. Songs of war. Songs of love. It’s a good album and probably their best I’ve listened to other than As It Ever Was, So It Shall Be Again. I suspect that some of the hype I read could be an indication as to when the person discovered the band.