The Decemberist - Live In Session On MBE - KCRW FM 2011

KCRW Radio FM Broadcast
Santa Monica, California.
Source: FM Broadcast

Remote Live In Studio Session From The Village Studio LA CA @ Time Of Broadcast


AIRED: Thursday February 10th, 2011


STEREO CAPTURE


**** NOT FOR SALE **** PLEASE DO NOT DISTRIBUTE THESE FILES IN LOSSY FORMATS ****



Lineage: FM > Onkyo HT-R520 > Analog Out (2 - RCA MONO Out) > 2 - 1/4 Inch
Mono Phone Jacks In > Zoom H4n > USB2 > WAVE Tracking > TLH Flac.8)->



The Decemberists' new release, The King Is Dead, pays tribute to artists they love like R.E.M.
and Neil Young. We're thrilled to bring you a live performance on Morning Becomes Eclectic.



01.Cuyahoga
02.Don't Carry It All
03.Rise To Me
04.Rocks In The Box
05.Calamity Song
06.(=Interview=)
07.Down By The Water
08.This Is Why We Fight
09.June Hymn



The Band:

Colin Maloy - Vocals, Guitar,

Chris Funk - Guitar,

Jenny Conlee - Keyboards, Accordion,

Nate Query - Bass,

John Moen - Drums


Comments:

This my first recording on the Zoom H4n as such I believe the record volume may have been a wee bit low.
Generally speaking, this is what volume knobs are for! Turn it up if needed.

Also, there was commercial music playing during the intro and outro, this needed trimming as per DAD's rules.

I added a mini fade-in on trk one, and a mini fade-out on trk nine for a smoother listen during playback.





Links

Stream/Audition This Show @

http://www.kcrw.com/music/programs/mb/mb110211the_decemberists


Remember, The Streams Can Sound Very Lossy.

Setlist And Info Copied From KCRW's Website

They're Often Incorrect @

http://www.kcrw.com/music/programs/mb


Other Related Links:

http://decemberists.com/

http://www.myspace.com/thedecemberists

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Decemberists_(band)


WIKI:

The Decemberists are an indie folk rock band from Portland, Oregon, United States,
fronted by singer/songwriter Colin Meloy. The other members of the band are Chris
Funk (guitar, multi-instrumentalist), Jenny Conlee (hammond organ, accordion, melodica,
piano, keyboards), Nate Query (bass guitar, string bass), and John Moen (drums, backing
vocals, melodica). The band's debut EP, 5 Songs, was self-released in 2001. Their sixth
full-length album, The King Is Dead, was released on January 18, 2011, by Capitol Records.
It was the band's third record with the label.


The band's songs range from upbeat pop to instrumentally lush ballads, and often employ
instruments like the accordion, Hammond organ, Wurlitzer organ, and upright bass. In its
lyrics, the band eschews the angst and introspection common to modern rock, instead favoring
a storytelling approach, as evidenced in songs such as "My Mother Was a Chinese Trapeze Artist"
from the 5 Songs EP and "The Mariner's Revenge Song" on Picaresque. The band's songs convey
tales ranging from whimsical ("The Sporting Life") to epic ("The Tain") to dark ("Odalisque"),
and often invoke historical events and themes from around the world. Early in their career,
The Decemberists' musical and lyrical aesthetics frequently prompted critics to compare them
to Neutral Milk Hotel.

Influences:

On their website, the band claims that their official drink is Orangina, and that they "adore"
the bands Norfolk & Western, The Places, The Long Winters, Death Cab for Cutie, Dokken, Tracker,
The Shins, Sleater-Kinney, Electrelane, Camera Obscura, Clearlake, Tom Heinl, The Thermals,
Modest Mouse, Swords and Earlimart. The band's official biography, keeping up their reputation
for grandiloquence, describes how they met in a Turkish bath. A footnote following the biography
claims, "The Decemberists travel exclusively by Dr. Herring's Brand Dirigible Balloons." Colin Meloy
has listed Anne Briggs, Nic Jones, and Shirley Collins – who led the 1960s British folk revival –
as major influences on The Hazards of Love. Meloy has also confessed a "slavish love" for Morrissey,
one of his principal influences. The band has also cited their liking for Siouxsie and the Banshees,
and the pop tunes of R.E.M. and XTC. The band also draws inspiration from communism, occasionally
opening shows with the Soviet national anthem.





Genres:

Indie Rock,
Folk Rock,
Art Rock,
Baroque Pop,
Progressive Rock,
Alt-Country






Enjoy,
Nibbler