Released: May 21, 2002. Genre: Rock. Styles: Indie Pop, Indie Rock, Chamber Pop. Number Of Tracks: 10. The song's rising intensity and lyrical imagery add up for a stunning finish, leaving the listener clamoring for more, as all great albums do.

POSTED: 12/13/2004 - 02:34 am

Released: Sep 9, 2003. Genre: Rock. Styles: Indie Pop, Indie Rock, Chamber Pop. Number Of Tracks: 11. What makes Her Majesty such a solid album is the consistent quality of the songs pitched between its high and low points.

POSTED: 05/02/2005 - 06:01 am

Released: Mar 22, 2005. Genre: Rock. Styles: Indie Rock, Chamber Pop, Indie Pop. Number Of Tracks: 11. Picaresque is yet more proof that the Decemberists' Colin Meloy is the songwriter who loves love.

POSTED: 04/20/2005 - 03:51 am

Release Date: Oct 3, 2006. Label: Capitol. Genres: Indie Pop, Indie Rock, Chamber Pop. Number Of Tracks: 10. The Crane Wife is loosely based on a Japanese folk tale that concerns a crane, an arrow, a beautiful woman, and a whole lot of clandestine weaving.

POSTED: 09/28/2007 - 01:35 am

Released: Mar 24, 2009. Genre: Indie Rock, Folk Rock, Progressive Rock. Label: Capitol Records. Number Of Tracks: 17. The Hazards of Love tells the tale of Margaret, a woman from a city near the forest, and her lover William, a shape-shifting forest dweller.

POSTED: 03/31/2009 - 04:32 am

Released: Jan 18, 2011. Genre: Indie folk, Folk rock. Label: Capitol Records. Number Of Tracks: 10. The King Is Dead strangles indie with 12-string guitars, vocal harmonies and an abundance of toe-tapping harmonica bits.

POSTED: 01/20/2011 - 04:29 am