The Decemberists have been streaming their forthcoming album the King is Dead here until it's released on 17th January.
I tweeted that although it was understated, I’d enjoyed it. Then I read a pretty devastating review by the MusicSlut, here's a quote:
'It sounds like a band trying to say things that the Decemberists might say in a song, but having no idea how to string a story out of the images. It’s so frustrating. Just give me ONE SONG as good as any song on Picaresque. No lame-ass folk rock. No song-after-song of John Cougar Mellencamp, driven by the uninspired acoustic chug and a harmonica.'
Now, part of the pleasure of music is getting into a debate, and since it's so subjective and personal there's no correct answer. I've found that Classical music buffs will talk for hours about the virtues of one interpretation or another.
A Google reveals that not everyone is disappointed: Sputnik Music gave it an excellent rating.If you're quick you can stream it and make up your own mind.
Now, part of the pleasure of music is getting into a debate, and since it's so subjective and personal there's no correct answer. I've found that Classical music buffs will talk for hours about the virtues of one interpretation or another.
A Google reveals that not everyone is disappointed: Sputnik Music gave it an excellent rating.If you're quick you can stream it and make up your own mind.
A re-listen suggests that it doesn't break any new ground, but if you enjoy subtle, folk-influenced Indie it's melodious and may well improve your mood. This album won't change your life in the way that a true original like Imogen Heap may, but nobody complains that Haydn wrote 104 Symphonies in the same Viennese Classical style (I was going to mention Vivaldi, but people do say that he wrote the same concerto thousands of times over).
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