The Decemberists

MP3: The Decemberists – “Cuyahoga” (R.E.M. Cover)

Quick Note: We’re giving away a Vinyl + CD/DVD pack of The Decemberist’s new album The King Is Dead on Facebook The Decemberists stopped by KCRW’s increasingly popular Morning Becomes…

ALBUM REVIEW: The Decemberists – The King Is Dead

The Decemberists – “January Hymn”

The Decemberists have dropped another new single from their upcoming sixth studio record The King is Dead, due out January 18. “January Hymn” is a typical Decemberists song, all echoed,…

MP3: The Decemberists – “Down By The Water”

The Decemberists’ sixth studio record, following up 2009’s Hazards of Love, will be mid-January’s “The King is Dead.” On teaser track “Down By The Water” the band keep some of…

ON DECK 11/3

NEW: Amy Winehouse – “It’s My Party” (Mark Ronson Produced) I’m not even going to go into Amy Winehouse’s personal life here and I’m just going to talk about her…

Best Songs of the 2000s

Here are Pretty Much Amazing’s Top 75 Songs of the Decade. Below you will find the entire list with three accompanying podcasts. For our reviews of the Top 25 songs,…

The Best Songs of 2009

Artwork by the talented and generous Adam Sarpalius. The final list is here. We have been working on this Absolute (sarcasm) Best Songs of 2009 list all year, updating it…

Best Album of 2006 Poll

Best Albums of 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 Alright guys, we’ve made it to 2006. You…

The Decemberists – The Hazards of Love Album Review

[rating:79/100] Whenever I listen to The Decemberists I canâ€™t help but wish the album was accompanied with Spark Notes. Even though Iâ€™ve read a book or two in my time,…

The Decemberists – Won’t Want For Love (Margaret in the Taiga)

[rating:65/100] Today, PMA was introduced to the main female character of The Decemberists’ upcoming rock-opera The Hazards Of Love. Her name is Margaret, and she sings quite beautifully on one…

The Decemberists – Hazards of Love

I’m completely stoked for this new Decemberists album. If “The Rake Song” didn’t do it for you, take a listen again. If you’re still doubting the magic that is a…

The Decemberists – The Rake Song

The Decemberists have been one of my favorite bands for as long as I can remember and I’m very happy to say that their new album, The Hazards of Love…

Blog Wars: The Genius Playlist | Round 1, Battle 1

Hello and welcome to the first ever Blog Wars hosted by Pretty Much Amazing! This is the first of hopefully many Blog Wars to come. This particular Blog War pins…

Randi’s Best (and Worst) of 2008

This year has been pretty great. I started it off in Costa Rica for 10 days, and I finished it with 5 in Florida. The music wasnâ€™t too bad eitherâ€¦…