The Decemberists: Next Steps

The deeper you dig into The Decemberists' catalogue, the more intrigued you'll get. While unravelling Colin Meloy's increasingly vivid and arcane character portrayals, you'll also absorb the meticulous turns the Portland band take to keep up with him—like the stormy Brit folk rendering of the Ottoman-era tale "Odalisque" and the softly moaning strings of the tragic cut "Sleepless".