On March 22, 2005, “Kill Rock Star” label released “Picaresque”, the third Decemberists (The) studio album. It was recorded August – September 2004, at “Prescott Church” in Portland, and was produced by Chris Walla, Colin Meloy, Chris Funk, Jenny Conlee, Nate Query and John Moen.
Personnel:
- Colin Meloy- lead vocals, guitar
- Chris Funk- guitar, multi-instrumentalist
- Jenny Conlee– voices, accordion, piano, keyboards
- Nate Query- bass
- Rachel Blumberg – drums, percussion, backing vocals
- Aaron Stewart – tom tom
- Petra Haden – violin, backing vocals
- Sean Nelson – vocals, voices
- Eric Stern – vocals
- Paul Brainard – trumpet, horn arrangements
- Joe Cunningham – tenor and baritone saxophone
- Tom Hill – trombone
- Jeff London – shofar
- John Roderick – sound effects
- Troy Tietjen – mixing
- Carson Ellis – illustrations, design
- Alicia J. Rose – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Colin Meloy.
- The Infanta
- We Both Go Down Together
- Eli, the Barrow Boy
- The Sporting Life
- The Bagman’s Gambit
- From My own True Love (Lost at Sea)
- Sixteen Military Wives
- The Engine Driver
- On the Bus Mail
- The Mariner’s Revenge Song
- Of Angels and Angels
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