- alternative rock, indie rock, rock, pop
- 49 min
- 11 tracks
- Kill Rock Stars
Her Majesty the Decemberists is the second full-length album by the Decemberists, released on September 9, 2003, by Kill Rock Stars. The song "Song for Myla Goldberg" was written years earlier, after Colin Meloy had been a media escort for the novelist Myla Goldberg during a tour following the publication of her first book, Bee Season.
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Character
Classical in form, spare, contemporary and grave.
- classical in formformally daring
- sparerichly built
- contemporarynostalgic
- gravecomic
- cooloverwhelming
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Metacritic 83/100
- AllMusic4/5 ★
- Alternative Press5/5
- Blender2/5 ★
- Pitchfork8.2/10
- Stylus MagazineB+
- Uncut3/5 ★
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Tracks
- 1Shanty for the Arethusa5:38
- 2Billy Liar4:08
- 3Los Angeles, I’m Yours4:18
- 4The Gymnast, High Above the Ground7:13
- 5The Bachelor and the Bride4:13
- 6Song for Myla Goldberg3:34
- 7The Soldiering Life3:48
- 8Red Right Ankle3:29
- 9The Chimbley Sweep2:54
- 10I Was Meant for the Stage7:02
- 11As I Rise2:14
11 tracks, 49 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- The Decemberists
- Label
- Kill Rock Stars
- Released
- 2003
- Type
- Album
- Format
- CD
- Country
- CA
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