The Smiths connection
In my recent Decemberists music buying frenzy I somehow missed the "Sings Morissey" solo EP. The Smiths are my favorite band of all time and The Decemberists is definitely my favorite contemporary band, but Meloy = Morrisey never occurred to me. Is the EP any good? So far, there doesn't seem…

I think King Bastard is right. The German-language version of Wikipedia has an entry for Krautrock.

@lexicondevil

The Wanting Comes in Waves is easily the best song on the album.

You can listen to Hazards of Love on the Entertainment Weekly website. (I know. The Decemberists on EW? WTF?!):

I'm a new fan, too, and would also like to thank AV club (Noel) for the tip. I started with Crane Wife (loved it immediately) and then The Tain (again, loved it immediately). It was Picaresque that I had to play a few times before getting into it. I wonder now if I had started with Picaresque if I would have…

The lady doth protest too much
Amelie only WISHES she hated Twilight.

I was popless for 6 years . . .
. . . it's a long boring story centered mostly around a broken car radio. It wasn't like I was stranded on a desert island, but it seemed like any newer music I did hear sounded dull and homogeneous, i.e. it all sounded like Cold Play. My husband has faithfully bought every new U2…