No. The Crane Wife "is not a simple work. It takes effort to fight their way just under the influence of Vörgangerplatte. The playful beauty of" 16 Military Wives "and other listeners will miss at first.
After the relatively catchy opener, the play "The Iceland", which is designed as a trilogy follows. "Come and See" falls on mainly by a band for the very unusual long instrumental intro. There follows a short, crisp staccato riff that opens up the refrain.
"The Landlord's Daughter" is a wild, dominated by the keyboard song in which Colin Meloy soars to unimagined scale heights. The conclusion is that melancholy "You'll Not Feel The Drowning".
But the Decemberists were not such a wonderful band, there were not as poetic, expresses imaginative stories that are more than just an accessory of music. Thus showing the trilogy as a successive epos, which makes the metaphor of the island to his subject. Music and poetry merge so in a unique way.
After the trilogy of the Decemberists listener will then get back to hear familiar sounds. A nice idea is to be found in "Yankee Bayonet", which functions as a musical dialogue between Meloy and Laura Veirs.
Noteworthy is certainly more "Perfect Crime", a very groovy piece that stands out above all by the very well set up bass line.
Conclusion after repeated Through Listening: No easy entry, just for the "picaresque" handset. But the music is always better. Outstanding are once again the combination of music and lyrics.
I würds buy again!