Another great work

Why The Decemberists with their last album number 1 in the US charts were, was a little surprising for many, not because it lacked the disc quality, but because the Decemberists an indie band. But the album was so American with his country flair that it joined the Americans immediately in her heart.
With their new album "What A Terrible World, What A Beautiful World" which will probably not be different, because it suggests the same line. But more successful for me, because become more varied.
Except for the opening song for me there is no failure, everything consistently fine songs, which are all instrumented interesting and varied. Since enter the fiddle, dobro and banjo rendezvous and determine the mood of each song to a wonderful and surprising manner. As you can hear every song the amazing development of the band in recent years.
In the song "12/1712", a thoughtful piece about the massacre of the Newton School, you can feel also the aging of the tape, which is a song that could be of a younger Bob Dylan
Overall, the album is quieter than its predecessor, but it has also made more varied and interesting. Just listen to "Easy Come, Easy Go" a great country song with quengelnder guitar which immediately struck a in the southern United States, just as in "Carolina Low", a beautiful song with beautiful quiet country atmosphere. The Humour generated here, is reminiscent of a hot summer day in the sweltering south, on the banks of the Mississippi sitting, the quietly flowing river watching and let the day be day, just lovely!
The "Anti-Summer Song", which is exactly the opposite, enabling a loose in this summer atmosphere, reminiscent of funny barbecues on the banks of a river with his friends.
Then there is again songs that are reminiscent of the Beatles, like "Philomena" or typical REM songs like "Cavalry Captain" or "Make You Better"
Then of course this intense quiet songs like "Lake", "Till The Waters All Gone," and the aforementioned "Carolina Low", all great songs!
They made it again and conjured up a really good album! Respect!