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Album Review: The Decemberists - Florasongs

Dylan Stewart
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"Diehard fans will froth, so hopefully it won't be another four years 'til the next record."

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In the four years that passed between The Decemberists' 2011 album The King Is Dead and their What A Terrible World, What A Beautiful World record of 2015, they had time to write a lot of songs.

So many, in fact, that they recorded more than were required for What A Terrible World... The five tracks on Florasongs are that album's off-cuts, with four of the five still better than much of the music you'll hear this year (the exception being the fuzzed-out Fits & Starts). Diehard fans will froth, so hopefully it won't be another four years 'til the next record.