It’s been a long time coming, but The Decemberists have shared “Burial Ground,” their first new song in six years. It’s a jangly, Byrds-like pop song with horns that features The Shins’ James Mercer on backing vocals.
In a press release, frontman Colin Meloy says, “‘Burial Ground’ is in that time-honored pop song tradition, a paean to hanging out in graveyard. The melody hook came to me in a dream and I hummed it into my phone on waking. Most dream-songs are bad; this was the exception.”
Listen below:
There’s been no mention of a new album, but along with the new track, The Decemberists have also announced an extensive Spring and Summer tour of North America, starting at the end of April.
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