THE DECEMBERISTS NEW ALBUM I’LL BE YOUR GIRL OUT NOW // JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE PERFORMANCE
March 21, 2018
The Decemberists premiered several new songs with a performance on Jimmy Kimmel Live’s outdoor stage last night. Watch HERE.
Last week, The Decemberists released their eighth studio album, I’ll Be Your Girl on Capitol Records.
“When you’ve been a band for 17 years, inevitably there are habits you fall into,” says the band’s lead singer and songwriter Colin Meloy. “So our ambition this time was really just to get out of our comfort zone. That’s what prompted working with a different producer and using a different studio. We wanted to free ourselves from old patterns and give ourselves permission to try something different.”
The new approach also allowed for a new sense of contribution and involvement from the other band members: guitarist Chris Funk, keyboardist Jenny Conlee, bassist Nate Query, and drummer John Moen. “Since we were going to mix it up, everybody felt like they had more of a voice,” says Meloy, highlighting “Once in My Life,” as a track that the band elevated in the studio. “We were playing that on the road as a folk-rock anthem thing,” he says, “but bringing in that obliterating synth really took it somewhere different. The whole band really stepped up and transformed these arrangements.”
Listen To I’ll Be Your Girl HERE
Watch “SEVERED” Lyric Video
‘I’ll Be Your Girl’ captures a collaborative spirit that keeps the band sounding vibrant and alive, even as it delves into themes of futility and darkness. – NPRs First Listen
They’re willing to pursue new sounds, new subject matter and new projects, but they have a clear enough identity that the results always sound like The Decemberists. – PASTE
A somewhat radical departure in sound for the Portland-based folk-rock band, where synths and dance-driven numbers that could’ve been lifted from the ‘80s intermingle with their familiar rock approach. – Billboard
‘I’ll Be Your Girl’ is their best in years. – Brooklyn Vegan
With an electrified bass beat, arpeggio synth loop, and super-charged guitar leads, [“Severed”] represents everything that is great about The Decemberists’ ability to create dynamic and entertaining rock. – Under The Radar
Opener “Once In My Life” uses expansive synth textures to underpin the band’s familiar folk-rock sound, while at its most extreme, the mordant pessimism of “We All Die Young” is delivered as a glam stomp, further estranged by children’s chorus. It makes for some intriguing collisions of ancient and modern” – The Independent
Colin Meloy is writing more plainspoken lyrics than ever while his band accesses the joy of ’80s synthpop. – The Atlantic
…the folk-rockers take on a surprising new direction by employing electro pop riffs influenced by Roxy Music and New Order. – The Independent
The Decemberists make the album of their lives with ‘I’ll Be Your Girl’ – PASTE
Photo Credit: Holly Andres
The Decemberists will kick off their Your Girl / Your Ghost 2018 World Tour this Thursday, March 22, and have announced the artist line-up for Travelers’ Rest, the second coming of a two-day festival curated by the band that will take place August 4-5 at the Big Sky Brewing Company Amphitheatre in Missoula, Montana. The Decemberists will be headlining both days of the festival, once again playing two unique sets, with other confirmed artists announced including Death Cab For Cutie, Jeff Tweedy, Mavis Staples, Tune-Yards, Whitney, Parquet Courts, Tinariwen, I’m With Her, Waxahatchee and Lucy Dacus. Additional artists will be announced later this spring.
YOUR GIRL / YOUR GHOST WORLD TOUR 2018
March 22 – Fox Theater – Pomona, CA ~
March 23 – Arlington Theatre – Santa Barbara, CA ~
March 24 – Innings Festival – Tempe, AZ
April 6 – Palace Theatre – St. Paul, MN *
April 7 – Palace Theatre – St. Paul, MN *
April 8 – Riverside Theater – Milwaukee, WI
April 10 – Chicago Theatre – Chicago, IL #
April 11 – Peoria Civic Center Theater – Peoria, IL #
April 13 – Ryman Auditorium – Nashville, TN #
April 14 – Ryman Auditorium – Nashville, TN #
April 15 – Coca-Cola Roxy Theatre – Atlanta, GA #
April 16 – North Charleston Performing Arts Center – Charleston, SC #
April 18 – Charlotte Metro Credit Union Amphitheatre – Charlotte, NC #
April 19 – Durham Performing Arts Center – Durham, NC #
April 20 – The National – Richmond, VA # [SOLD OUT]
April 21 – The Anthem – Washington, DC #
April 23 – Smith Opera House – Geneva, NY #
April 24 – Agora Theatre – Cleveland, OH #
April 25 – Peabody Opera House – St. Louis, MO #
May 22 – Red Rocks Amphitheatre – Morrison, CO +
May 23 – Uptown Theater – Kansas City, MO ~
May 25 – Hill Auditorium – Ann Arbor, MI ~
May 26 – Artpark – Lewiston, NY ~
May 27 – Boston Calling Festival – Boston, MA
May 28 – MTELUS – Montreal, QC ~
May 30 – Sony Centre for the Performing Arts – Toronto, ON ~
May 31 – Benedum Center – Pittsburgh, PA ~
June 1 – Nelsonville Music Festival – Nelsonville, OH
June 2 – Murat Theatre at Old National Centre – Indianapolis, IN ~
June 5 – Iroquois Amphitheater – Louisville, KY ~
June 7 – Mann Center for the Performing Arts – Philadelphia, PA ^
June 8 – College Street Music Hall – New Haven, CT ^
June 9 – The Green at Shelburne Museum – Shelburne, VT ^
June 10 – State Theatre – Portland, ME ^ [SOLD OUT]
March 23 – Arlington Theatre – Santa Barbara, CA ~
March 24 – Innings Festival – Tempe, AZ
April 6 – Palace Theatre – St. Paul, MN *
April 7 – Palace Theatre – St. Paul, MN *
April 8 – Riverside Theater – Milwaukee, WI
April 10 – Chicago Theatre – Chicago, IL #
April 11 – Peoria Civic Center Theater – Peoria, IL #
April 13 – Ryman Auditorium – Nashville, TN #
April 14 – Ryman Auditorium – Nashville, TN #
April 15 – Coca-Cola Roxy Theatre – Atlanta, GA #
April 16 – North Charleston Performing Arts Center – Charleston, SC #
April 18 – Charlotte Metro Credit Union Amphitheatre – Charlotte, NC #
April 19 – Durham Performing Arts Center – Durham, NC #
April 20 – The National – Richmond, VA # [SOLD OUT]
April 21 – The Anthem – Washington, DC #
April 23 – Smith Opera House – Geneva, NY #
April 24 – Agora Theatre – Cleveland, OH #
April 25 – Peabody Opera House – St. Louis, MO #
May 22 – Red Rocks Amphitheatre – Morrison, CO +
May 23 – Uptown Theater – Kansas City, MO ~
May 25 – Hill Auditorium – Ann Arbor, MI ~
May 26 – Artpark – Lewiston, NY ~
May 27 – Boston Calling Festival – Boston, MA
May 28 – MTELUS – Montreal, QC ~
May 30 – Sony Centre for the Performing Arts – Toronto, ON ~
May 31 – Benedum Center – Pittsburgh, PA ~
June 1 – Nelsonville Music Festival – Nelsonville, OH
June 2 – Murat Theatre at Old National Centre – Indianapolis, IN ~
June 5 – Iroquois Amphitheater – Louisville, KY ~
June 7 – Mann Center for the Performing Arts – Philadelphia, PA ^
June 8 – College Street Music Hall – New Haven, CT ^
June 9 – The Green at Shelburne Museum – Shelburne, VT ^
June 10 – State Theatre – Portland, ME ^ [SOLD OUT]
June 12 – Count Basie Theatre – Red Bank, NJ ^
June 13 – BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! Festival at Prospect Park Bandshell – Brooklyn, NY ^
June 15 – MASS MoCA – North Adams, MA
June 15-17 – Mountain Jam – Hunter, NY
June 21 – Paramount Theatre – Seattle, WA ^
June 22 – Edgefield – Troutdale, OR ^
June 23 – Edgefield – Troutdale, OR ^ [SOLD OUT]
June 13 – BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! Festival at Prospect Park Bandshell – Brooklyn, NY ^
June 15 – MASS MoCA – North Adams, MA
June 15-17 – Mountain Jam – Hunter, NY
June 21 – Paramount Theatre – Seattle, WA ^
June 22 – Edgefield – Troutdale, OR ^
June 23 – Edgefield – Troutdale, OR ^ [SOLD OUT]
July 26 – Les Schwab Amphitheater – Bend, OR +
July 27 – The Greek Theatre at UC Berkeley – Berkeley, CA +
July 28 – Montbleu Resort & Casino – Stateline, NV +
July 30 – Humphrey’s – San Diego, CA +
August 1 – House of Blues – Las Vegas, NV +
August 4-5 – Travelers’ Rest – Missoula, MT
November 4 – Vicar Street – Dublin, Ireland
November 5 – O2 Academy – Glasgow, UK
November 7 – Eventim Apollo – London, UK
November 8 – O2 Academy – Bristol, UK
November 10 – O2 Academy – Leeds, UK
November 11 – Rock City – Nottingham, UK
November 12 – Albert Hall – Manchester, UK
November 14 – Grote Zaal TiVre – Utrecht, Netherlands
November 15 – Paradiso – Amsterdam, Netherlands
November 16 – Astra – Berlin, Germany
~ with Eleanor Friedberger
July 27 – The Greek Theatre at UC Berkeley – Berkeley, CA +
July 28 – Montbleu Resort & Casino – Stateline, NV +
July 30 – Humphrey’s – San Diego, CA +
August 1 – House of Blues – Las Vegas, NV +
August 4-5 – Travelers’ Rest – Missoula, MT
November 4 – Vicar Street – Dublin, Ireland
November 5 – O2 Academy – Glasgow, UK
November 7 – Eventim Apollo – London, UK
November 8 – O2 Academy – Bristol, UK
November 10 – O2 Academy – Leeds, UK
November 11 – Rock City – Nottingham, UK
November 12 – Albert Hall – Manchester, UK
November 14 – Grote Zaal TiVre – Utrecht, Netherlands
November 15 – Paradiso – Amsterdam, Netherlands
November 16 – Astra – Berlin, Germany
~ with Eleanor Friedberger
* with Gaelynn Lea
# with Tennis
+ with Whitney
^ with M. Ward
# with Tennis
+ with Whitney
^ with M. Ward
THE DECEMBERISTS