2009, Capitol Records
VINYL FORMAT. This is a special deluxe
vinyl set featuring 180 gram double
vinyl in a gatefold package.
The Hazards of Love is the
follow-up to the The Decemberists' 2006
breakthrough, The Crane Wife,
voted favorite album of the year by NPR
listeners. With their fifth full-length
album, the Portland-based quintet of
Colin Meloy, Chris Funk, Jenny Conlee,
Nate Query, and John Moen solidifies its
standing as one of the most innovative
creative forces in music today. In an
age when singles rule and the death of
the album has been pronounced by many,
The Decemberists have fashioned an
anomaly: a record that demands to be
listened to from start to finish and
reveals more with each subsequent play.
The 17-song suite, recorded with the
band's longtime producer, Tucker
Martine, is rooted in ancient language
and imagery, yet entirely modern and
accessible. The Hazards of Love
tells the tale of a woman named Margaret
who is ravaged by a shape-shifting
animal; her lover, William; a forest
queen; and a cold-blooded, lascivious
rake. Lavender Diamond's Becky Stark and
My Brightest Diamond's Shara Worden
deliver the lead vocals for the female
characters, while My Morning Jacket's
Jim James, Robyn Hitchcock, and the
Spinanes' Rebecca Gates appear in
supporting roles.
Tracklisting
Disc 1
| 1 | Prelude | PLAY |
| 2 | The Hazards of Love 1 (The Prettiest Whistles Won't Wrestle the Thistles Undone) | PLAY |
| 3 | A Bower Scene | PLAY |
| 4 | Won't Want for Love (Margaret in the Taiga) | PLAY |
| 5 | The Hazards of Love 2 (Wager All) | PLAY |
| 6 | The Queen's Approach | |
| 7 | Isn't it a Lovely Night? | PLAY |
| 8 | The Wanting Comes in Waves / Repaid | PLAY |
| 9 | An Interlude | PLAY |
| 10 | The Rake's Song | PLAY |
| 11 | The Abduction of Margaret | PLAY |
| 12 | The Queen's Rebuke / The Crossing | PLAY |
| 13 | Annan Water | PLAY |
| 14 | Margaret in Captivity | PLAY |
| 15 | The Hazards of Love 3 (Revenge!) | PLAY |
| 16 | The Wanting Comes in Waves (Reprise) | PLAY |
| 17 | The Hazards of Love 4 (The Drowned) | PLAY |
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