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• In the past two years, The Decemberists have gone from unknowns outside their native Portland to success in every column of the rock band tally sheet: critical praise, impressive sales and packed houses both here and abroad. Picaresque is their fullest sounding release yet, containing more instrumental variations than can be listed here for a heightened urgency and depth to the sharply written lyrical scenarios. It comes as a double LP with a 20-page insert packed with photos and lyrics. It also includes six extra tracks.

  Reviews

  “A triumph of literary pop lush, theatrical, and bursting with imagination.” Pitchfork

  “With Picaresque, The Decemberists fully bloom into baroque pop storytellers, crafting songs that feel like short stories in verse.” NPR

  “A whimsical, whip-smart album that bal