The crane wife also marked the decemberists majorlabel debut. Complete song listing of the decemberists on oldies. Why colin meloy and carson ellis rock, and why you should read the wildwood chronicles i should start out by saying that i have always been passionate about a good story. The crane wife 10th anniversary box set is available to preorder now via the decemberists website. Oct 30, 20 meloy also gets lots of press for the anachronistic, often bombastic language and imagery that he works into his song lyrics. As a child, carson ellis loved exploring the woods, drawing. A mishmash of influences, including, it appears, shakespeares the tempest and noyes the highwayman, musically it careens from folk to prog and hard rock, while still holding together, and ends with a devastating drowning. Recorded in a barn outside the bands hometown of portland, oregon, its a countrytinged folk album.
Colin meloy of the decemberists talks about creating. The crane wife is a music studio album recording by the decemberists. The second major piece on the crane wife is the threepart suite, the island. The crane wife by the decemberists portrays many varied tales, mostly sad or violent exploits, that colin meloy has woven from literature, popular culture, and no doubt, the recesses of a fertile imagination.
Wildwood decemberists colin meloy interviewed on his book. For fans of the chronicles of narnia comes the first book in the wildwood chronicles, the new york times bestselling fantasy adventure series by colin meloy, lead singer of the decemberists. Over a year run, the decemberists front man colin meloy has written all but one of the songs that appear on the oregon bands seven albums. In wildwood, prue and her friend curtis uncover a secret world in the midst of violent upheavala world full of warring creatures, peaceable mystics, and. Get it today with same day delivery, order pickup or drive up. The decemberists celebrate 10th anniversary of modern classic the crane wife with limited edition deluxe vinyl box set december 9 via capitolume. Siri paiboun series in order colin cotterill fictiondb. The crane wife is loosely based on a japanese folk tale that concerns a crane, an arrow, a beautiful woman, and a whole lot of clandestine weaving.
Recorded in a barn outside the bands hometown of portland, oregon, its a countrytinged folk. The decemberists colin meloy picks the decemberists best. The decemberists colin meloy on chart success and chicken feed. And only then does colin meloy of the decemberists retire to the. The groups latest, the king is dead, is a considerable departure from 2009s woozy, conceptheavy the hazards of love. Oct 09, 2006 the bands major label debut, the crane wife, is big, garish, and excessively literatelike the rest of their catalog, only more so. The crane wife 1 and 2 comprise a medley towards the albums end, starting slow and soft but gradually reaching crescendo in an unfurling finale. The crane wife by the decemberists portrays many varied tales, mostly sad or violent exploits, that colin meloy has woven from literature, popular. Dec 12, 2016 colin meloy of the decemberists on the classic crane wife. Previous decemberists records like the hazards of love or the crane wife have been structured around thematic or musical concepts, though meloy maintains that ultimately, its always our frame of mind that ties them together. Colin meloy of the decemberists on the classic crane wife. Below is a list of colin cotterills books in order of when they were originally published. The crane wife colin meloy the decemberists busking in.
Kexp and free yr radio present the decemberists colin meloy performing all three parts of the crane wife live on kexp from the ace. The demo takes consist of band leader colin meloy singing with solo acoustic guitar. Colin patrick henry meloy is the lead singer and songwriter for the portland, oregon folkrock band the decemberists. The records spirited opener and namesake picks off almost exactly where picaresque left off, building slowly off a simple folk melody before exploding into some serious who power chords. Colin meloy once wrote ray bradbury a letter, informing him that he considered himself an author too. Meloy also gets lots of press for the anachronistic, often bombastic language and imagery that he works into his song lyrics. While they didnt play enough from the crane wife, the decemberists systematically picked.
So our ambition this time was really just to get out of our comfort zone. If its also a creepy or unusual story, i usually like it even more. We wanted to free ourselves from old patterns and give ourselves permission to try something different. The band is also offering a special version pressed on marbled red vinyl, limited to 500 copies. Sep 11, 2012 why colin meloy and carson ellis rock, and why you should read the wildwood chronicles i should start out by saying that i have always been passionate about a good story. The decemberists colin meloy on chart success and chicken feed michael hann after their last album debuted at no 1 in the us, portlands. Dec 15, 2017 heh, yeahh i said i would do say no to this lyrics buuut, this song came out and i wanted to do lyrics for it andmakeavideoaboutitcuzmyfriendsdontknowbout.
It was produced by tucker martine and chris walla, and is the bands first album on the capitol records label. In 2004, meloy wrote a 100page book on the replacements third album, let it be, released as part of the 33. The decemberists album, the crane wife, is thematically based on a tragic japanese folk tale, but band leader colin meloy promises a fair dose of rock n roll, rape, murder and violence as well. Mar 25, 2009 leave it to a musicologist to assemble this years stylistic frankenstein. The golden thread will be a kidfriendly biography of. Leave it to a musicologist to assemble this years stylistic frankenstein. National public radio listeners voted the crane wife the best album of 2006. Oct 25, 2016 the crane wife 10th anniversary box set is available to preorder now via the decemberists website. Everything exists in wartime in our songs portland indie hero talks about the 10thanniversary deluxe box set of the decemberists. This is a quote from david bowie, mid90s, in which he is asked for advice regarding making music if youre a newer artist. The patron saint of bespectacled lit critics who sometimes like to thrash, colin meloy has led the decemberists through six albums of brainy, polysyllabic altrock. The decemberists bookish leader colin meloy has long pledged his fealty to the 60s british folk revival, having recorded a touronly ep consisting of nothing but shirley collins obscurities.
What a terrible world, what a beautiful world by the. This time, he says, the songs share a mood thats steeped in our current times and conditionexuberant. The album was inspired by a japanese folk tale, and centers on two song cycles, the crane wife and the island, the latter inspired by william shakespeares the tempest. Perhaps this album should inspire a few folks to dust off their old lps of liege and lief, because fairport appears to be a. The album cover was designed by the portland artist carson ellis, colin meloy s wife, who has created artwork for each of the bands albums. Ill be your girl with autographed cd booklet newbury comics. Oct 03, 2006 the crane wife 1 and 2 comprise a medley towards the albums end, starting slow and soft but gradually reaching crescendo in an unfurling finale, with meloy breaking the word heart into. Keeping with meloys habit of out of order stories, the crane wife 3 opens the. This is the 10th anniversary issue of the crane wife which features a bonus disc of mostly alternate and demo takes of the songs from the regular album. Lyrically, meloy is still ornate and fanciful lines like affix your barb and bayonetthe curlews carve their arabesques abound, but the crane wife replaces the nautical obsession of their last couple.
Husband and wife duo, author colin meloy and illustrator carson ellis, discuss wildwood, the first in a new series of middlegrade adventure novels that juxtapose the thrill of a secret world and modern city life. Oct 03, 2006 national public radio listeners voted the crane wife the best album of 2006. This is his first time channeling those ideas into a novel. Thats what prompted working with a different producer and using a different studio. The crane wife brings folkrock back to that corporate family for the first time since fairport convention published under the emi label. The decemberists album, the crane wife, is thematically based on a tragic japanese folk tale, but band leader colin meloy promises a fair dose of rocknroll, rape, murder and violence as well. The set is the fivesomes fourth fulllength and their first since moving over to a. Keeping with meloy s habit of out of order stories, the crane wife 3 opens the album witht he conclusion of the story.
Decemberists singer inks kids book about pete seeger. As the decemberists the crane wife celebrates 10 years, colin. Meloy made his debut as a childrens writer with wildwood, illustrated by his wife, carson ellis. The decemberists celebrate 10th anniversary of modern classic. Singersongwriter colin meloy was kind enough to visit the kexp studios in february and we started the interview, as all interviews should start, with a quote from the late david bowie. The crane wife 3, which tells the tragic end of the tale is the album opener. I am reading the fifth book in the my struggle, karl ove knausgard series. The crane wife is another step forward for the band and now the lyrics and music have come into fruition. The album cover was designed by the portland artist carson ellis, colin meloys wife, who has created artwork for each of the bands albums. Colin meloys theatrical and hyperliterate band makes an.
The crane wife by the decemberists album, folk rock. My crane wife, my crane wife 2 my crane wife arrived at my door in the moonlight all star bright and tonguetied i took her in we were married and bells rang sweet for our wedding and our bedding was ready when we fell in sound the keening bell and see its painted red soft as fontanel the feathers in the thread when all i ever meant to do. The set is the fivesomes fourth fulllength and their first since moving over to a major label from kill rock stars. Keeping with meloys habit of out of order stories, the crane wife 3 opens the album witht he conclusion of the story. Colin meloy sings sam cooke 2008 colin meloy sings the kinks 20 work as an author. Colin meloy, frontman for the pacific northwests indiegonebigtime band the decemberists, talks about making music in the woods, collaborating on a book about a talking cat, and writing songs. Since then, colin has gone on to be the singer and songwriter for the band the decemberists, where he channels all of his weird ideas into weird songs.
The previous decemberists cd, the critically lionized concept album the crane wife 2006, mashed up japanese folklore and shakespeares the tempest, giving meloy the opportunity to rhyme. Picaresque 2005, the crane wife 2006, the hazards of love 2009. Official site with biography, discography, contact information, tour dates, photos, press, merchandise, and links. In wildwood, prue and her friend curtis uncover a secret world in the midst of violent upheavala world full of warring creatures, peaceable mystics, and powerful figures with the darkest. Apart from the titular the crane wife song outofsequence that begins. When youve been a band for 17 years, inevitably there are habits you fall into, says colin meloy. Aug 30, 2011 for fans of the chronicles of narnia comes the first book in the wildwood chronicles, the new york times bestselling fantasy adventure series by colin meloy, lead singer of the decemberists.
Description provided by wikipedia under creative commons attribution ccbysa 4. Truthfully, the alternate takes are the most interesting things here. Colin cotterill became a published author in 2000 with the novel the night bastard. Colin patrick henry meloy born october 5, 1974 is an american musician, singersongwriter and author best known as the frontman of the portland, oregon, indie folk rock band the decemberists. The crane wife employs an impressive variety of styles and sounds to tell.
The decemberists colin meloy on chart success and chicken. Perhaps this album should inspire a few folks to dust off their old lps of liege and lief, because fairport appears to be a major influence on the record. Albums like 2002s castaways and cutouts and 2011s the king is dead sit on one side, packed with beautiful acoustic guitars and colin meloys distinctive combo of melody, wordplay and tone. In addition to his vocal duties, he plays acoustic guitar, 12string acoustic guitar, electric guitar, bouzouki, and percussion. The decemberists belatedly embraced their indie pop sensibilities or at very least their fondness for r. The series is set in the 1970s after laos is taken over by the communist party known as pathet lao. In accordance with the directives of government and health authorities, we have temporarily suspended operations. The crane wife is the fourth album by the decemberists, released in 2006. Jan 08, 2015 the decemberists colin meloy on chart success and chicken feed michael hann after their last album debuted at no 1 in the us, portlands indiefolk rockers disappeared for four years.
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