A new year and the good people at NPR are not letting up in their fantastic “First Listen” service. They’re kicking off the year with what must be one of the most highly anticipated early releases of 2011; The Decemberists’ The King Is Dead. The album will be released officially by Capitol on January 18th, but have your first listen below.
The King Is Dead tracklist:
01. Don’t Carry It All
02. Calamity Song
03. Rise to Me
04. Rox in the Box
05. January Hymn
06. Down By the Water
07. All Arise!
08. June Hymn
09. This Is Why We Fight
10. Dear Avery
If you want to listen to tracks individually you can do so over at NPR.
