The Decemberists have announced a new album, As It Ever Was, So It Will Be Again, that will be out June 14 via YABB Records (Thirty Tigers). It’s a double LP, produced by frontman Colin Meloy and frequent collaborator Tucker Martine, and it features contributions from The Shins’ James Mercer and R.E.M.’s Mike Mills.
The album includes “Burial Ground” which was released back in February and opens the record, and they’ve just shared the 19-minute epic “Joan in the Garden,” which closes the album. “’Joan in the Garden’ has been kicking around as an idea since the I’ll Be Your Girl sessions. I got into a Joan of Arc kick after reading Lydia Yuknavitch’s beautifully batshit novel The Book of Joan. I wanted to make my own version of Joan — but the song that came was as much about the creative process as it was about the actual woman, about angelic visitation and creative visitation and the hallucinogenic quality of both.” Listen below.
The Decemberists will be on tour this spring with Ratboys opening, including NYC’s Brooklyn Paramount on May 3. All dates are listed below.
As It Ever Was, So It Will Be Again
Burial Ground
Oh No!
The Reapers
Long White Veil
William Fitzwilliam
Don’t Go to the Woods
The Black Maria
All I Want Is You
Born to the Morning
America Made Me
Tell Me What’s on Your Mind
Never Satisfied
Joan in the Garden
The Decemberists – 2024 Tour Dates
April 30: Kingston, NY- Ulster Performing Arts Center – SOLD OUT
May 2: Boston, MA – Roadrunner
May 3: Brooklyn, NY – Brooklyn Paramount Theatre – SOLD OUT
May 6: Toronto, ON – Exhibition Place – Queen Elizabeth Theatre
May 7: Pittsburgh, PA – Stage AE
May 8: Philadelphia, PA – The Fillmore Philadelphia
May 10: Washington DC – The Anthem
May 11: Durham, NC – Durham Performing Arts Center
May 12: Atlanta, GA – The Eastern
May 14: Dallas, TX – Majestic Theater
May 15: Austin, TX – Bass Concert Hall
May 17: St Louis, MO – The Pageant
May 18: Milwaukee, WI – Riverside Theater
May 19: St Paul, MN – Palace Theatre
May 21: Chicago, IL – Salt Shed – SOLD OUT
May 22: Detroit, MI – Royal Oak Music Theater
May 24: Nashville, TN – Ryman Auditorium
July 12: Bend, OR – Hayden Homes Amphitheater^
July 13: Oakland, CA – Fox Theater
July 14: Los Angeles, CA – The Bellwether – SOLD OUT
July 15: Los Angeles, CA – The Bellwether
July 18: San Diego, CA – Humphreys
July 19: Tucson, AZ – Rialto Theater
July 20: Phoenix, AZ – The Van Buren
July 22: Santa Fe, NM – The Bridge at Santa Fe Brewing
July 23: Denver, CO – The Mission Ballroom
July 24: Sandy, UT – Sandy Amphitheater
July 26: Missoula, MT – Kettlehouse Amphitheater
July 27: Spokane, WA – Spokane Pavilion
July 29: Vancouver, BC – Queen Elizabeth Theatre
July 31: Seattle, WA – Woodland Park Zoo Amphitheatre – SOLD OUT
July 31: Seattle, WA – Woodland Park Zoo Amphitheatre – SOLD OUT
August 3: Troutdale, OR – McMenamins Edgefield*
August 25: London, UK – All Points East
– co-bill w/ The Head And The Heart ^
-w/ Special Guest Ratboys unless noted with a “*”