This article contains affiliate links. We may earn a small commission on items purchased through this article, but that does not affect our editorial judgement. It was my wife who first put me onto The Decemberists .
Mind you, it was also my wife who put me onto Mountain Goats - possibly why we moved to Leeds . Did you know with a Digital subscription to Yorkshire Post, you can get access to all of our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. But aside from seeing the name and hearing the occasional snippet in passing on television, it was during the pandemic while we were all told to stay in our homes that I started to listen to them - by proxy initially.
Advertisement Advertisement My wife became obsessed with “ The Mariner’s Revenge Song, ” during the social media craze at the time of sea shanties (remember that?) I thought it was one of the better examples that appeared on TikTok. Alas, the better half introduced me to a lot more from the band, not just everything from “ Picaresque .” Fans of the band, who are set to perform at BST Hyde Park later this year , will no doubt already be familiar with some of the early singles off “ As It Ever Was, So It Will Be Again, ” with the incredibly catchy “ Burial Ground ” having done the rounds.
The jaunty, upbeat, almost jangle-pop sound from the track almost distracts from the lyrics being sung, in an almost sugary-sweet fashion by frontman Colin Meloy . But concentrat.
