Parapets, petticoats, bagatelles, etc.

The Muso has a couple tracks from the new Decemberists album, The Crane Wife, which comes out October 3rd. A little bird told me the album is an interesting departure for the band, and includes a couple passages of Jefferson Airplane organ and some hot disco beats alongside some more normal Decemberists fare. Is that as bad as it sounds? Remains to be seen. Suffice it to say, though, that The Tain is still the band's magnum opus.