The Decemberists: The Hazards of Love

Their take on metal
makes me LOL, for real,
but the strings are nice.
—Nick Marino

Meloy’s songs and tales
give a whole new meaning to
the term “death metal.”
—Kate Kiefer

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Listen to The Decemberists’ “The Rake’s Song” from The Hazards of Love:

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