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The Decemberists
Total Media Plays: 202,737
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Led by
Colin Meloy
,
the Decemberists
are a five-piece outfit whose pop sound has been compared to the likes of
Neutral Milk Hotel
and
Belle & Sebastian
.
Meloy
, who hails from Missoula, MT, is the main songwriter for the group, whose initial lineup consisted of
Ezra Holbrook
on drums,
Nate Query
on bass,
Jenny Conlee
on keyboards and accordion, and
Chris Funk
on theremin and pedal steel guitar. Frontman
Meloy
, who also held a degree in creative writing, previously devoted
some time to an alternative country group before breaking off to pursue his craft as a singer/songwriter in the city of Portland, a period that eventually led to
the Decemberists
' formation. Before Hush Records released
the Decemberists
' first album in 2002, the group put out an EP of five tracks. Their full-length debut,
Castaways and Cutouts
, was re-released that same year on the Kill Rock Stars label, and the band began to accumulate a serious fan base. After adding organist and keyboardist
Rachel Blumberg
to the group, in 2003
the Decemberists
released
Her Majesty
, another fine collection of theatrical indie pop with British folk sensibilities that further cemented their growing reputation as a band to watch. The next year the five-part epic EP
The Tain
, based on the eighth century Irish poem of the same name, came out, followed by their third full-length,
Picaresque
, in 2005. The group, who at this point consisted of
Meloy
,
Conlee
,
Query
,
Funk
, and drummer
John Moen
, made the move to the majors (Capitol Records) for 2006's
The Crane Wife
, which managed to hit number 35 on the Billboard 200, and even grabbed the attention of comedian/actor
Stephen Colbert
, who challenged
Funk
to a guitar solo competition during a live taping of his show, The Colbert Report. ~ Linda Seida, All Music Guide
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