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The Decemberists Announce First Album in Six Years, Drop 19-Minute Song

The Decemberists announced their album 'As It Ever Was, So It Will Be Again' and they also dropped new track 'Joan in the Garden.'

“‘Joan in the Garden’ has been kicking around as an idea since the ‘I’ll Be Your Girl’ sessions,” said Colin Meloy in a press release about the new track. “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,” Meloy added. “Joan in the Garden” is the closer for the upcoming 13-track LP, which also features songs such as “Don’t Go to the Woods,” “America Made Me,” and “Long White Veil.” (They dropped the single “Burial Ground” featuring the Shins’ James Mercer in February.)

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