The Decemberists – As It Ever Was, So It Will Be Again (2xLP)

First album release in six years!

The Decemberists have announced their first album in six years, 2024's As It Ever Was, So It Will Be Again, via Yabb Records. They've also shared a new song "Joan in the Garden," a 19-minute prog epic on par with their early material.

Founded in the year 2000, The Decemberists' distinctive brand of hyperliterate folk-rock set them apart from the start with the release of their debut EP 5 Songs in 2001. Since then, the beloved indie band has released nine full-length albums that are unbound by genre and highly ambitious, ranging from Americana-leaning storytelling epics to elements of 70's prog, hard rock, and disco.

As It Ever Was, So It Will Be Again was co-produced by Tucker Martine — who's produced records for Camera Obscura, Modest Mouse, and William Tyler — and the band's own Colin Meloy. It also includes last month's single "Burial Ground," featuring the Shins' James Mercer, one of two guests on the album, alongside R.E.M.'s Mike Mills. As It Ever Was, So It Will Be Again is the Decemberists' ninth studio album and follows the 2018 full-length I'll Be Your Girl.