Pitchfork reports that The Decemberists have released the tracklisting for their new rock opera album “Hazards Of Love.” The album is due March 24th and will feature guests appearances from Jim James from My Morning Jacket, Shara Worden of My Brightest Diamond, and Becky Stark of Lavender Diamond. The album is an epic 17 tracks long, here is the tracklisting:
01 Prelude
02 Hazards of Love 1 (The Prettiest Whistles Won’t Wrestle the Thistles Undone)
03 A Bower Scene
04 Won’t Want for Love (Margaret in the Taiga)
05 Hazards of Love 2 (Wager All)
06 The Queen’s Approach
07 Isn’t It a Lovely Night?
08 The Wanting Comes in Waves / Repaid
09 An Interlude
10 The Rake’s Song
11 The Abduction of Margaret
12 The Queen’s Rebuke / The Crossing
13 Annan Water
14 Margaret in Captivity
15 Hazards of Love 3 (Revenge!)
16 The Wanting Comes in Waves (Reprise)
17 The Hazards of Love 4 (The Drowned)
02 Hazards of Love 1 (The Prettiest Whistles Won’t Wrestle the Thistles Undone)
03 A Bower Scene
04 Won’t Want for Love (Margaret in the Taiga)
05 Hazards of Love 2 (Wager All)
06 The Queen’s Approach
07 Isn’t It a Lovely Night?
08 The Wanting Comes in Waves / Repaid
09 An Interlude
10 The Rake’s Song
11 The Abduction of Margaret
12 The Queen’s Rebuke / The Crossing
13 Annan Water
14 Margaret in Captivity
15 Hazards of Love 3 (Revenge!)
16 The Wanting Comes in Waves (Reprise)
17 The Hazards of Love 4 (The Drowned)
I have been waiting eagerly for the follow up to the Crane Wife. The Always The Bridesmaid Series is enough for now, but March 24th will be a good day indeed.
[mp3] : The Decemberists – Raincoat Song
[mp3] : The Decemberists – O Valencia!
