The Decemberists Offer Free Download To Fans

The Decemberists are offering fans the chance to hear some of their forthcoming material via free download on their official website. Colin took to the official site to tell fans the latest and this is what he had to say:

Adored Mailing List Recipients,

It is our utmost pleasure to offer to you, dear Mailing List Recipient, the first crack at downloading a song culled from our upcoming Long Player, The Hazards of Love, due out on Capitol Records on March 24th. The song in question? It's called "The Rake's Song." Go immediately to www.decemberists.com to redeem said FREE DOWNLOAD! Share it with your friends! Post it as your Facebook update! Play it for your grandmother!

On second thought, don't play it for your grandmother.

In other news: NPR's World Cafe will be broadcasting a live session from the Decemberists along with an interview with Colin Meloy in the first hour of their show on Thursday, Jan. 15th. You can find your local station and times by scrolling to the bottom & choosing their state under "Find a Program Broadcast Time" at the following link: http://www.npr.org/templates/stations/schedule/?prgId=39

Also: check out Colin's new twitter feed for the most up-to-date abstruse information about him and the band: www.twitter.com/colinmeloy. Put that in your proverbial pipe and proverbially smoke it.

Yours,
The Decemberists

Ohhh The Decemberists are twittering now? Its grounds for multiple checks to his account to see whats going on in his wonderful world.

To get the free download CLICK HERE

Robert Pollard Forms A New Band

Time for GBV fans to get a bit crazy...Robert Pollard has formed a new band. Joining forces with John Moen (The Decemberists) and Chris Clusarenko (GBV's bassist), the band is called Boston Spaceships and will be going on the road in the fall.

Their album Brown Submarine will be on September 9th via Guided By Voices Inc. and the band will be going on tour to support the release (wooooo!).

Here are the dates:

09-25 Cincinnati, OH - Midpoint Music Festival *
09-26 Cleveland Heights, OH - Grog Shop *
09-27 Washington, DC - Black Cat *
09-29 Philadelphia, PA - Johnny Brenda's *
09-30 Boston, MA - Paradise #
10-01 New York, NY - Highline Ballroom *
10-03 Ann Arbor, MI - Blind Pig *
10-04 Dayton, OH - Dayton Music Festival
10-06 Chicago, IL - Double Door *
10-07 St. Paul, MN - Turf Club *
10-09 Champaign, IL - Higher Ground *
10-10 St. Louis, MO - Bluebird *
10-11 Memphis, TN - Hi-Tone *
10-14 Austin, TX - The Parish *
10-15 Dallas, TX - The Loft *
10-17 Atlanta, GA - The Earl *
10-18 Nashville, TN - Mercy Lounge *

Also, Pitchfork has a nice little MP3 so you can check out the band.

Boston Spaceships - Go For The Exit