The Hazards of Love
Well…it took a while, but I’m loving The Decemberists latest concept album The Hazards of Love. It is a true work of art, and a daring piece of work for a band that had fully established themselves and their style by the time The Crane Wife took off. “Hazards” tells the story of Margaret, her shape-shifting, forest-dwelling lover, and the random…well…hazards to their love. In about 60 minutes the story is told, to the diverse tunes that have been compared to everything from the Decemberists’ classic folk style to 80′s grunge. I guess you could call it a kind of retrospectively-progressive-folk-rock.
And it’s good.
Check out the entire album streaming online at EW.com.
Oh, and The Decemberists play in L.A. pretty soon. I’m conspiring with a couple friends to go catch their show. That would be a pretty stellar experience, I’m sure.
