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Album Review: ‘What a Terrible World, What a Beautiful World’ – The Decemberists

January 22, 2015 by Elizabeth Lane Leave a Comment

I don’t think that with most albums, you can label exactly where they misstep, but on What a Terrible World, What a Beautiful World — the Decemberists’ latest offering — it’s clear. The opening song’s entitled “The Singer Addresses His Audience”, which is its first problem. It’s either a too-sly, winking indictment of capitalism, a…

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