The Decemberists have announced the March 13 release of We All Raise Our Voices To The Air (Live Songs 04.11-08.11), a 20-track live double-album (and triple-vinyl set) culled from the band’s 2011 tour supporting their chart-topping, Grammy-nominated album The King Is Dead. With songs spanning their entire first decade as a band—from their debut EP 5 Songs through each of their six LP’s—We All Raise Our Voices To The Air is the first-ever live album from a band that has grown into one of rock’s most thrilling live acts.
In concert, The Decemberists—lead singer, songwriter and guitarist Colin Meloy, keyboardist & accordionist Jenny Conlee, guitarist Chris Funk, bassist Nate Query, and drummer John Moen, with additional member Sara Watkins on fiddle, guitar and vocals—deliver an unforgettable live experience full of spontaneity. A band of breathtaking versatility, The Decemberists can reach deep into their rich catalog of songs for gorgeous fok-rock gems (“Rise To Me”), murderously driving rockers (“The Rake’s Song”), expansive suites (“The Crane Wife 1, 2, and 3”), the worst song Meloy ever wrote (“Dracula’s Daughter”), or epic sea shanties that inspire enthusiastic crowd participation (“The Mariner’s Revenge Song”).
The performances on We All Raise Our Voices To The Air are drawn from 12 different shows at venues including the legendary Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Stubb’s BBQ in Austin, Marymoor Amphitheatre in Seattle, and their final two shows at McMenamins Edgefield Amphitheatre in their hometown of Portland, which featured the addition of a horn section that can be heard on several songs.
The track listing for We All Raise Our Voices To The Air (Live Songs 04.11-08.11) is as follows:
Disc 1
The Infanta (5:15)
Calamity Song (3:57)
Rise To Me (4:55)
The Soldiering Life (3:58)
We Both Go Down Together (4:30)
The Bagman’s Gambit (8:05)
Down By The Water (3:59)
Leslie Ann Levine(4:15)
The Rake’s Song (3:34)
The Crane Wife 1, 2, and 3 (16:20)
Disc 2
Oceanside (3:15)
Billy Liar (6:33)
Grace Cathedral Hill (4:35)
All Arise! (4:30)
Rox In The Box (3:15)
June Hymn (4:20)
Dracula’s Daughter > O Valencia! (5:49)
This Is Why We Fight (4:35)
The Mariner’s Revenge Song (10:20)
I Was Meant For The Stage (10:00)
