The Annotated Decemberists No. 1: ‘Oceanside’
I don't want to dwell too much on the song's title because it might just be a pretty word, but there's something odd about trying to get someone to come "oceanside" when they're already at the beach....
View ArticleThe Annotated Decemberists No. 2: “Shiny”
In his typical, understated fashion, The Decemberists' songwriter Colin Meloy has said little about this ballad other than, "This is a song about a gypsy." In it, a dejected narrator pines over a young...
View ArticleReport From the Show: McCabe & Mrs. Miller perform Bruce Springsteen’s...
Why oh why aren’t there more opportunities to hear classic albums performed in their entirety? I’m one of those equal-opportunity music fans who thinks the best (and I mean the best of the best)...
View ArticleThe Annotated Decemberists No. 9: “July, July!”
Perhaps no band’s lyrics better lend themselves to pseudo-academic analysis than those of The Decemberists. The Annotated Decemberists is an attempt to puzzle through the Portland, Oregon, group’s...
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