Sure 2011 is off to a slow start album sales wise, but there's a beehive of activity happening and the promise of things really starting to heat up starting in late February the release of Adele's "22." ...
The Decemberists sold just shy of 100,000 copies of their new “The King Is Dead,” good enough for the band’s very first No. 1 on The Billboard 200 albums sales chart.
The 94,000 copies mark a high-w...
It may be January, but it’s the Decemberists’ month. The group’s new set, “The King is Dead,” shows the band is very much alive as it is set to debut at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 next we...
While a lot has been made of “The King Is Dead” being a more country or Americana-leaning set, the ‘90s guitar rock makes quite an appearance, too. Particularly on “Down By the Water” (he...
It’s still slow in album release land as labels are holding off on releasing the big guns until March. Still there are some choice sets coming this week, including Gregg Allman’s first solo album in 14 yea...
Abigail Washburn’s new album “City of Refuge” isn’t any one thing, but a montage of American(a) songwriting styles, from the soft-rock of “Chains” to the dots of bluegrass and old-t...
The Decemberists weren't kidding when they said their new set "The King Is Dead" would be concise.
The album is streaming in full via NPR, and comes in at only 10 tracks long and 40 minutes.
Not to knock t...
Another year, another crop of superstar artists with new efforts to debut. Pop masters like Britney Spears, Lady Gaga and Madonna have new material to issue, as to veteran rockers like U2, Green Day and Foo Fighters. ...
With "Green Lantern" already in post-production, DC Entertainment and Warner Bros. appear to be ramping up development of the long awaited big screen incarnation of "The Flash." The super spe...
The Decemberists have christened their new album “The King Is Dead†and are preparing for a Jan 18 release for the new year.
Colin Meloy and company have crafted 10 “country based†songs, and have the help of...
