The Decemberists - Picaresque (Limited Edition) (2015)
The Decemberists - Picaresque (Limited Edition) (2015)
FLAC (tracks), Lossless | 2:31:21 | 947 Mb
Genre: Indie Rock, Folk, Alternative
FLAC (tracks), Lossless | 2:31:21 | 947 Mb
Genre: Indie Rock, Folk, Alternative
"The Infanta," the thunderous opening track on the Decemberists' fluid and predictably studious Picaresque, rolls in like a ghost ship at 40 knots in a hail of cannon fire with a mad English professor at the wheel. Colin Meloy and his esteemed West Coast colleagues have no qualms about beginning their third full-length record with a processional about a child monarch, and it's a testimony to their talents as orators and interpreters of both the absurd and the mundane that they continue to assimilate more fans than they alienate. While Picaresque follows its predecessor's – the treacly Her Majesty – predilection for seafaring and mythology, its boot-covered feet are more firmly planted in the present, resulting in the group's most accessible – and decidedly upbeat – product to date. The rollicking "16 Military Wives," the aforementioned "Infanta," and "The Sporting Live" (which comes dangerously close to Belle & Sebastian's "Stars of Track and Field") help balance the spooky atmospherics of more reserved cuts like "From My Own True Love (Lost at Sea)" and "Eli, the Barrow Boy." the Decemberists have always excelled at midtempo British folk-inspired dream pop, and Picaresque is no exception, as the brooding "We Both Go Down Together," which sounds like a mist-drenched Pacific Northwest rendering of R.E.M.'s "Losing My Religion," and the wistful "Engine Driver" rank among the group's finest offerings. The album concludes with the diabolical "Mariner's Revenge Song," a Tin Pan Alley dirge/operetta reminiscent of Kurt Weill's "The Black Freighter," and the brief but intoxicating "Of Angels and Angles," a solo Meloy ballad celebrating the holy trinity of nautical lore: love, drowning, and death.
Track List:
Picaresque
1-01 The Infanta
1-02 We Both Go Down Together
1-03 Eli, The Barrow Boy
1-04 The Sporting Life
1-05 The Bagman's Gambit
1-06 From My Own True Love (Lost At Sea)
1-07 16 Military Wives
1-08 The Engine Driver
1-09 On The Bus Mall
1-10 The Mariner's Revenge Song
1-11 Of Angels And Angles
Picaresqueties
2-01 The Bandit Queen (with 'Dialogue' and 'Tap Dancing')
2-02 Bridges & Balloons
2-03 Constantinople
2-04 The Kingdom Of Spain (Prescott Version)
2-05 The Bandit Queen (Prescott Version)
2005-11-04 Roseland Ballroom, New York, NY - Live
3-01 Intro
3-02 The Infanta
3-03 The Soldiering Life
3-04 Leslie Anne Levine
3-05 We Both Go Down Together
3-06 The Engine Driver
3-07 Eli the Barrow Boy
3-08 The Sporting Life
3-09 July, July!
3-10 16 Military Wives
3-11 Untitled Track
3-12 The Mariner's Revenge Song
3-13 The Chimbley Sweep
3-14 I Was Meant for the Stage
3-15 Outro
foobar2000 1.3.8 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1
log date: 2015-05-09 15:19:34
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Analyzed: The Decemberists / Picaresque [2015 Record Store Day WEB]
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR7 0.00 dB -8.51 dB 5:08 01/11-The Infanta
DR8 -0.06 dB -9.74 dB 3:04 02/11-We Both Go Down Together
DR8 -1.17 dB -12.93 dB 3:11 03/11-Eli, The Barrow Boy
DR7 0.00 dB -8.52 dB 4:38 04/11-The Sporting Life
DR8 -0.04 dB -13.19 dB 7:02 05/11-The Bagman's Gambit
DR9 0.00 dB -13.21 dB 3:42 06/11-From My Own True Love (Lost At Sea)
DR7 0.00 dB -8.76 dB 4:53 07/11-16 Military Wives
DR8 -0.06 dB -9.62 dB 4:15 08/11-The Engine Driver
DR9 0.00 dB -11.92 dB 6:04 09/11-On The Bus Mall
DR8 0.00 dB -10.41 dB 8:46 10/11-The Mariner's Revenge Song
DR11 -1.18 dB -15.80 dB 2:28 11/11-Of Angels And Angles
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Number of tracks: 11
Official DR value: DR8
Samplerate: 44100 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 16
Bitrate: 617 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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foobar2000 1.3.8 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1
log date: 2015-05-09 15:19:58
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Analyzed: The Decemberists / Picaresqueties [2015 Record Store Day WEB]
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR6 -0.01 dB -8.61 dB 4:27 01/05-The Bandit Queen (with 'Dialogue' and 'Tap Dancing')
DR7 -0.08 dB -9.20 dB 3:20 02/05-Bridges & Balloons
DR8 -0.09 dB -9.45 dB 3:42 03/05-Constantinople
DR6 -1.34 dB -9.65 dB 3:50 04/05-The Kingdom Of Spain (Prescott Version)
DR9 -0.08 dB -11.82 dB 4:34 05/05-The Bandit Queen (Prescott Version)
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Number of tracks: 5
Official DR value: DR7
Samplerate: 44100 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 16
Bitrate: 831 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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foobar2000 1.3.8 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1
log date: 2015-05-09 15:21:27
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Analyzed: The Decemberists / 2005-11-04 Roseland Theater, Portland, OR [2015 Record Store Day WEB]
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR11 -4.77 dB -19.83 dB 1:40 01/15-Intro
DR9 0.00 dB -11.15 dB 5:06 02/15-The Infanta
DR12 -0.15 dB -15.53 dB 4:22 03/15-The Soldiering Life
DR13 -0.86 dB -16.65 dB 4:10 04/15-Leslie Anne Levine
DR12 -0.46 dB -15.03 dB 3:09 05/15-We Both Go Down Together
DR13 -0.68 dB -17.70 dB 4:07 06/15-The Engine Driver
DR12 -5.52 dB -22.69 dB 4:04 07/15-Eli the Barrow Boy
DR13 -0.35 dB -15.16 dB 5:26 08/15-The Sporting Life
DR11 -0.44 dB -14.45 dB 3:19 09/15-July, July!
DR11 -0.04 dB -13.66 dB 5:39 10/15-16 Military Wives
DR13 -0.82 dB -19.05 dB 3:46 11/15-Untitled Track
DR11 -0.02 dB -14.74 dB 11:16 12/15-The Mariner's Revenge Song
DR8 0.00 dB -12.67 dB 10:27 13/15-The Chimbley Sweep
DR8 0.00 dB -11.96 dB 10:34 14/15-I Was Meant for the Stage
DR10 0.00 dB -13.38 dB 1:12 15/15-Outro
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Number of tracks: 15
Official DR value: DR11
Samplerate: 44100 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 16
Bitrate: 890 kbps
Codec: FLAC
================================================================================
log date: 2015-05-09 15:19:34
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Analyzed: The Decemberists / Picaresque [2015 Record Store Day WEB]
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR7 0.00 dB -8.51 dB 5:08 01/11-The Infanta
DR8 -0.06 dB -9.74 dB 3:04 02/11-We Both Go Down Together
DR8 -1.17 dB -12.93 dB 3:11 03/11-Eli, The Barrow Boy
DR7 0.00 dB -8.52 dB 4:38 04/11-The Sporting Life
DR8 -0.04 dB -13.19 dB 7:02 05/11-The Bagman's Gambit
DR9 0.00 dB -13.21 dB 3:42 06/11-From My Own True Love (Lost At Sea)
DR7 0.00 dB -8.76 dB 4:53 07/11-16 Military Wives
DR8 -0.06 dB -9.62 dB 4:15 08/11-The Engine Driver
DR9 0.00 dB -11.92 dB 6:04 09/11-On The Bus Mall
DR8 0.00 dB -10.41 dB 8:46 10/11-The Mariner's Revenge Song
DR11 -1.18 dB -15.80 dB 2:28 11/11-Of Angels And Angles
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Number of tracks: 11
Official DR value: DR8
Samplerate: 44100 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 16
Bitrate: 617 kbps
Codec: FLAC
================================================================================
foobar2000 1.3.8 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1
log date: 2015-05-09 15:19:58
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
Analyzed: The Decemberists / Picaresqueties [2015 Record Store Day WEB]
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR6 -0.01 dB -8.61 dB 4:27 01/05-The Bandit Queen (with 'Dialogue' and 'Tap Dancing')
DR7 -0.08 dB -9.20 dB 3:20 02/05-Bridges & Balloons
DR8 -0.09 dB -9.45 dB 3:42 03/05-Constantinople
DR6 -1.34 dB -9.65 dB 3:50 04/05-The Kingdom Of Spain (Prescott Version)
DR9 -0.08 dB -11.82 dB 4:34 05/05-The Bandit Queen (Prescott Version)
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
Number of tracks: 5
Official DR value: DR7
Samplerate: 44100 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 16
Bitrate: 831 kbps
Codec: FLAC
================================================================================
foobar2000 1.3.8 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1
log date: 2015-05-09 15:21:27
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
Analyzed: The Decemberists / 2005-11-04 Roseland Theater, Portland, OR [2015 Record Store Day WEB]
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR11 -4.77 dB -19.83 dB 1:40 01/15-Intro
DR9 0.00 dB -11.15 dB 5:06 02/15-The Infanta
DR12 -0.15 dB -15.53 dB 4:22 03/15-The Soldiering Life
DR13 -0.86 dB -16.65 dB 4:10 04/15-Leslie Anne Levine
DR12 -0.46 dB -15.03 dB 3:09 05/15-We Both Go Down Together
DR13 -0.68 dB -17.70 dB 4:07 06/15-The Engine Driver
DR12 -5.52 dB -22.69 dB 4:04 07/15-Eli the Barrow Boy
DR13 -0.35 dB -15.16 dB 5:26 08/15-The Sporting Life
DR11 -0.44 dB -14.45 dB 3:19 09/15-July, July!
DR11 -0.04 dB -13.66 dB 5:39 10/15-16 Military Wives
DR13 -0.82 dB -19.05 dB 3:46 11/15-Untitled Track
DR11 -0.02 dB -14.74 dB 11:16 12/15-The Mariner's Revenge Song
DR8 0.00 dB -12.67 dB 10:27 13/15-The Chimbley Sweep
DR8 0.00 dB -11.96 dB 10:34 14/15-I Was Meant for the Stage
DR10 0.00 dB -13.38 dB 1:12 15/15-Outro
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
Number of tracks: 15
Official DR value: DR11
Samplerate: 44100 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 16
Bitrate: 890 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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