Album Info

Picaresque

Rock - 2005

On Picaresque, The Decemberists gracefully dance between cultures, centuries, and sounds as Colin Meloy weaves stories together into an astute... more

Tracklist

1

The Infanta

5:07 min
2

We Both Go Down Together

3:04 min
3

Eli, the Barrow Boy

3:11 min
4

The Sporting Life

4:38 min
5

The Bagman's Gambit

7:02 min
6

From My Own True Love (Lost At Sea)

3:42 min
7

16 Military Wives

4:52 min
8

The Engine Driver

4:15 min
9

On the Bus Mall

6:04 min
10

The Mariner's Revenge Song

8:45 min
11

Of Angels and Angles

2:27 min

About Picaresque

On Picaresque, The Decemberists gracefully dance between cultures, centuries, and sounds as Colin Meloy weaves stories together into an astute analysis of humanity—mostly at its lows. Opening with a triumphant, piano-pounding salute to a child monarch ("The Infanta"), the band then jump into modern times with the politically charged, trumpet-wailing "16 Military Wives." In between, a star-crossed tragedy gets adorned in mournful strings ("We Both Go Down Together") and the Belle and Sebastian-esque "The Sporting Life" takes the plaintive perspective of the underdog.