The King Is Dead
14 January 201110 tracks, 41 minutes
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The King Is Dead is the sixth studio album by the Decemberists, released on Capitol Records on January 14, 2011. Described as the "most pastoral, rustic record they've ever made" by Douglas Wolk of Rolling Stone, the album reached No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart for the week ending February 5, 2011. The song "This Is Why We Fight" reached number 19 on the U.S. Alternative Songs Chart, while the song "Down by the Water" also charted in the United States. In November 2011, the band released an EP of album out-takes, titled Long Live the King.
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- Genres
- Indie rock, folk rock
- Length
- 10 tracks, 41 minutes
- Released
- 14 January 2011
- Label
- capitol records
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Tracks
1Don’t Carry It All4:17
2Calamity Song3:50
3Rise to Me4:59
4Rox in the Box3:10
5January Hymn3:13
6Down by the Water3:42
7All Arise!3:09
8June Hymn3:58
9This Is Why We Fight5:30
10Dear Avery4:52
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