Album artwork for Her Majesty The Decemberists by The Decemberists

For all intents and purposes, "Her Majesty. . ." could best be described as the charming older brother to the band's previous outing. And, while being recognizably related to its sibling predecessor, it is an altogether different beast. Present and accounted for are the Victorian literary tropes, the rakish mariners, and the Dickensian downtrodden that slouched their way across the lazer imprinted surface of "Castaways and Cutouts"; in "Her Majesty the Decemberists," a new cast of characters is introduced as well, giving further depth to the richly bizarre songcraft of the band's bespectacled leading player, Colin Meloy: an aristocratic Jewess, slumming it blindfolded among the exotic avenues of a Chinese bazaar, the coifed and coked-up bon vivants of greater Los Angeles, the writer Myla Goldberg, and a pair of affectionate soldiers, celebrating their comradery among the mortar blasts and trench mud of World War I Belgium.

The Decemberists

Her Majesty The Decemberists

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Album artwork for Her Majesty The Decemberists by The Decemberists
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Released 12/18/2020Catalog Number

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Album artwork for Her Majesty The Decemberists by The Decemberists
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Released 12/18/2020Catalog Number

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The Decemberists

Her Majesty The Decemberists

Kill Rock Stars
Album artwork for Her Majesty The Decemberists by The Decemberists
LP +

$21.99

Indie Exclusive

Turquoise

Released 12/18/2020Catalog Number

LP-KRS-375LE

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Album artwork for Her Majesty The Decemberists by The Decemberists
LP

$26.99

Black
Released 12/18/2020Catalog Number

LP-KRS-375

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For all intents and purposes, "Her Majesty. . ." could best be described as the charming older brother to the band's previous outing. And, while being recognizably related to its sibling predecessor, it is an altogether different beast. Present and accounted for are the Victorian literary tropes, the rakish mariners, and the Dickensian downtrodden that slouched their way across the lazer imprinted surface of "Castaways and Cutouts"; in "Her Majesty the Decemberists," a new cast of characters is introduced as well, giving further depth to the richly bizarre songcraft of the band's bespectacled leading player, Colin Meloy: an aristocratic Jewess, slumming it blindfolded among the exotic avenues of a Chinese bazaar, the coifed and coked-up bon vivants of greater Los Angeles, the writer Myla Goldberg, and a pair of affectionate soldiers, celebrating their comradery among the mortar blasts and trench mud of World War I Belgium.