Wednesday, August 3, 2011

Decemberists - Always the Bridesmaid

On to the Decemberists' Always the Bridesmaid singles series. In every relationship, a couple ends up with "their" band, and I can trace the Decemberists becoming "our" band with my girlfriend and I back to this singles series, as right around these releases we had a chance to see the band perform at the Moore Theater in Seattle, where much hilarity ensued.

"Record Year for Rainfall": it's just one of those songs that "had me at hello," so to speak. First time I heard was at that Moore concert, and because that memory is so strong I feel like every time I hear the song it's the first time. Sadly, there doesn't seem to be a video of the song from that night, but I'll just leave with with this fun bit of theatrics:

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