their literary brand of folk rock draws from such influences as REM and The
from such influences as REM and The
from such influences as REM and The Smiths hi I’m Rebecca Braden and welcome
Smiths hi I’m Rebecca Braden and welcome
Smiths hi I’m Rebecca Braden and welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
to watchmojo.com and today we’re
to watchmojo.com and today we’re speaking with the decemberists big wine
speaking with the decemberists big wine
speaking with the decemberists big wine river there’s it ancient oh we always
river there’s it ancient oh we always
river there’s it ancient oh we always like to start with the origin stories of
like to start with the origin stories of
like to start with the origin stories of the bands that we interview so tell us
the bands that we interview so tell us
the bands that we interview so tell us how the decemberists originally got
how the decemberists originally got
how the decemberists originally got together Colin our singer moved from
together Colin our singer moved from
together Colin our singer moved from Helena Montana to portland OR we’re all
Helena Montana to portland OR we’re all
Helena Montana to portland OR we’re all from and he was playing solo for about a
from and he was playing solo for about a
from and he was playing solo for about a year and then met our bass player Nate
year and then met our bass player Nate
year and then met our bass player Nate through a mutual friend through Nate I
through a mutual friend through Nate I
through a mutual friend through Nate I met Colin and then to read Nate Chris
met Colin and then to read Nate Chris
met Colin and then to read Nate Chris joined the band and that is his history
joined the band and that is his history
joined the band and that is his history after that Colin had a kind of a vision
after that Colin had a kind of a vision
after that Colin had a kind of a vision of what instrument he wanted an jenny
of what instrument he wanted an jenny
of what instrument he wanted an jenny played accordion I played pedal steel
played accordion I played pedal steel
played accordion I played pedal steel and they played upright bass there’s
and they played upright bass there’s
and they played upright bass there’s actually not very many coordinates in
actually not very many coordinates in
actually not very many coordinates in Portland Ore pedal steel players in
Portland Ore pedal steel players in
Portland Ore pedal steel players in Portland Ore upright bass players yeah
Portland Ore upright bass players yeah
Portland Ore upright bass players yeah so we had ended up just because we
so we had ended up just because we
so we had ended up just because we happen to all be friends too
and what did you guys all grow up
and what did you guys all grow up listening to and how do you feel that
listening to and how do you feel that
listening to and how do you feel that that’s come to influence the music that
that’s come to influence the music that
that’s come to influence the music that you may say my parents listened to a lot
you may say my parents listened to a lot
you may say my parents listened to a lot of show me show tunes and musicals and I
of show me show tunes and musicals and I
of show me show tunes and musicals and I mean that’s obviously has some role in
mean that’s obviously has some role in
mean that’s obviously has some role in our world here in the December’s but
our world here in the December’s but
our world here in the December’s but beyond that I mean then americana music
beyond that I mean then americana music
beyond that I mean then americana music bluegrass music folk music was really
bluegrass music folk music was really
bluegrass music folk music was really important as well as I always say like
important as well as I always say like
important as well as I always say like the soundtrack to my high school was the
the soundtrack to my high school was the
the soundtrack to my high school was the pretty in pink soundtrack so omd the
pretty in pink soundtrack so omd the
pretty in pink soundtrack so omd the smiths so I had this weird sort of
smiths so I had this weird sort of
smiths so I had this weird sort of upbringing of all those things well I
upbringing of all those things well I
upbringing of all those things well I grew up um plane and let’s think a lot
grew up um plane and let’s think a lot
grew up um plane and let’s think a lot of classical music and then I really
of classical music and then I really
of classical music and then I really love like heavy rock so like Led
love like heavy rock so like Led
love like heavy rock so like Led Zeppelin The Who that kind of music I
Zeppelin The Who that kind of music I
Zeppelin The Who that kind of music I really love when when this band really
really love when when this band really
really love when when this band really gets it’s heavy it’s really great and I
gets it’s heavy it’s really great and I
gets it’s heavy it’s really great and I also like americana music as well an
also like americana music as well an
also like americana music as well an accordion music more lately but my
accordion music more lately but my
accordion music more lately but my growing up music was basically like
growing up music was basically like
growing up music was basically like classic rock and classical music
classic rock and classical music
classic rock and classical music stand your
and what about the band’s musical
and what about the band’s musical evolution I mean how do you think that
evolution I mean how do you think that
evolution I mean how do you think that the music has kind of changed and
the music has kind of changed and
the music has kind of changed and shifted from album down the first record
shifted from album down the first record
shifted from album down the first record was made probably over two days three
was made probably over two days three
was made probably over two days three days and then you know having record
days and then you know having record
days and then you know having record labels believe in you a little bit so
labels believe in you a little bit so
labels believe in you a little bit so give you a little bit more money that I
give you a little bit more money that I
give you a little bit more money that I didn’t go in for seven days so in that I
didn’t go in for seven days so in that I
didn’t go in for seven days so in that I mean I don’t know that it necessarily
mean I don’t know that it necessarily
mean I don’t know that it necessarily affected the songwriting process but
affected the songwriting process but
affected the songwriting process but definitely the sound and the quality of
definitely the sound and the quality of
definitely the sound and the quality of sound and you know I think there was a
sound and you know I think there was a
sound and you know I think there was a period of in indie rock to sort of you
period of in indie rock to sort of you
period of in indie rock to sort of you know start making these sort of
know start making these sort of
know start making these sort of orchestral sounds and stuff you know
orchestral sounds and stuff you know
orchestral sounds and stuff you know Sufjan Stevens or arcade fire of that
Sufjan Stevens or arcade fire of that
Sufjan Stevens or arcade fire of that era like it seems long ago but it wasn’t
era like it seems long ago but it wasn’t
era like it seems long ago but it wasn’t that long ago like 2005 to have this
that long ago like 2005 to have this
that long ago like 2005 to have this sort of expansion I feel like we were
sort of expansion I feel like we were
sort of expansion I feel like we were kind of along the same paths may be
kind of along the same paths may be
kind of along the same paths may be starting with our record pick picaresque
starting with our record pick picaresque
starting with our record pick picaresque and then the crane wife we kind of
and then the crane wife we kind of
and then the crane wife we kind of jumped off into the prog rock zone a
jumped off into the prog rock zone a
jumped off into the prog rock zone a little bit too it’s been a strange ride
little bit too it’s been a strange ride
little bit too it’s been a strange ride and then the hazards of love we were
and then the hazards of love we were
and then the hazards of love we were like this sort of quasi fake metal Bay
oh my sweet hi i am in your sway the
oh my sweet hi i am in your sway the label india is bandied about quite a bit
label india is bandied about quite a bit
label india is bandied about quite a bit I mean I guess what is indeed to you the
I mean I guess what is indeed to you the
I mean I guess what is indeed to you the genre of injury because it’s become a
genre of injury because it’s become a
genre of injury because it’s become a genre i don’t think it’s like what DIY
genre i don’t think it’s like what DIY
genre i don’t think it’s like what DIY was which was you know Fugazi or
was which was you know Fugazi or
was which was you know Fugazi or something which yeah i thought that’s
something which yeah i thought that’s
something which yeah i thought that’s what indie rock was until band started
what indie rock was until band started
what indie rock was until band started getting excited the big labels it’s hard
getting excited the big labels it’s hard
getting excited the big labels it’s hard to classify I don’t know it’s all it’s
to classify I don’t know it’s all it’s
to classify I don’t know it’s all it’s just the current music I think that’s
just the current music I think that’s
just the current music I think that’s not pop all right yes please it means
not pop all right yes please it means
not pop all right yes please it means you will not go platinum but you could
you will not go platinum but you could
you will not go platinum but you could sell a lot of Records
if you weren’t going to describe
if you weren’t going to describe yourselves as indie what would you say
yourselves as indie what would you say
yourselves as indie what would you say this records more of the Americana on
this records more of the Americana on
this records more of the Americana on the americana country side of things and
the americana country side of things and
the americana country side of things and college rock and it’s influenced by an
college rock and it’s influenced by an
college rock and it’s influenced by an REM so obviously and then the Smiths
REM so obviously and then the Smiths
REM so obviously and then the Smiths very obviously we call it folk rock a
very obviously we call it folk rock a
very obviously we call it folk rock a lot of times now too because we’re tired
lot of times now too because we’re tired
lot of times now too because we’re tired of calling indie rock but it’s a new
of calling indie rock but it’s a new
of calling indie rock but it’s a new rock
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