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Castaways and Cutouts
Rock · 2002 · 10 tracks

Castaways and Cutouts

The Decemberists

A rain-slicked debut of hyper-literate folk and chamber pop. Victorian ghost stories and maritime tragedies told through accordions and nasal, theatrical vocals.

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It's like a collection of ghost stories told by a very well-read guy with an accordion.

A literate, rain-soaked collection of historical tragedies and wistful daydreams.

Castaways and Cutouts · vs · The Decemberists
Rainy Day+2.7σ

Rainy Day saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

Tracklist · 10 Tracks
01
Leslie Anne Levine
4:15
02
Here I Dreamt I Was an Architect
4:31
03
July, July!
2:55
04
A Cautionary Song
3:11
05
Odalisque
5:23
06
Cocoon
6:51
07
Grace Cathedral Hill
4:31
08
The Legionnaire’s Lament
4:47
09
Clementine
4:09
10
California One / Youth and Beauty Brigade
9:51
Moments Worth Waiting For
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