Apr 08 2008
Decemberists Front Man Colin Meloy Sings Live
Colin Meloy of the Decemberists just released a live recording of their songs under the highly creative title Colin Meloy Sings Live!
Brian Howe at Pitchfork compares Meloy’s new release to the previously released Sings albums (where he covered Morrissey and Shirley Collins): ”His Sings albums sound more like a fan’s love letters to his idols than a meeting of titans on a level playing field. Sings Live! is a little different, because it’s unseemly to write love letters to one’s self, and Meloy handles the material with a blend of irony and self-effacement that becomes its own kind of very modern charm.”
On this release, you’ll hear the live versions of “Bandit Queen,” Wonder,” “Here I Dreamt I was an Architect,” and “The Engine Driver” among others.
