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As It Ever Was, So It Will Be Again
Rock · 2024 · 13 tracks · 1h 7m

As It Ever Was, So It Will Be Again

The Decemberists

A sprawling double album balancing jaunty jangle-pop with dark, gothic folk, culminating in a nineteen-minute psychedelic odyssey.

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It's like a collection of dark fairy tales that ends with a twenty-minute prog-rock freakout.

A sophisticated blend of jaunty macabre and deep, progressive introspection.

As It Ever Was, So It Will Be Again · vs · The Decemberists
Analog Warmth+1.1σ

The production is pushed notably harder into analog warmth than this artist usually allows.

Tracklist · 13 Tracks · 1h 7m
01
Burial Ground
4:05
02
Oh No!
5:05
03
The Reapers
4:41
04
Long White Veil
3:49
05
William Fitzwilliam
3:36
06
Don’t Go to the Woods
3:58
07
The Black Maria
3:51
08
All I Want Is You
2:38
09
Born to the Morning
3:24
10
America Made Me
5:20
11
Tell Me What’s on Your Mind
3:58
12
Never Satisfied
4:01
13
Joan in the Garden
19:21
Moments Worth Waiting For
The sudden shift from pastoral folk to heavy stoner-rock sludge halfway through the final track
The bright, unexpected burst of mariachi-style horns during the chorus of America Made Me
The ghostly, layered vocal harmonies that drift like mist across the bridge of The Reapers
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