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- Record Label: Capitol
- Release Date: Jan 20, 2015
- Summary: The seventh studio release for the Oregon indie band led by Colin Meloy was produced by Tucker Martine.
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- Record Label: Capitol
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock
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Make You Better | |
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I want you, thin fingers I wanted you, thin fingernails And when you bend backwards I wanted you, I needed you, ohh To make me better I'll love you... | See the rest of the song lyrics |
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 27 out of 31
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Mixed: 4 out of 31
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Negative: 0 out of 31
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Jan 26, 2015What a Terrible World, What a Beautiful World explores a much wider range of topics than their previous literature/storyline-bound themes could have possibly covered, and the result is hands down the most emotive release of The Decemberists’ career.
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Jan 20, 2015Maybe because Meloy is now a published author (he's penned a trilogy of popular children's books), his songwriting wit seems to have grown sharper and less showoff-y.
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Jan 22, 2015The songs on What a Terrible World, What a Beautiful World, produced by long-time collaborator Tucker Martine, are more intimate and personal than some of the early Decemberists narrative songs.
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Apr 9, 2015What a Terrible World, What a Beautiful World isn't a concept LP or any kind of statement of higher purpose. Instead, it simply illuminates the Decemberists' inviolate strengths.
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Jan 20, 2015For now, it’s a record that gets better with each listen, a present-day anomaly. It’s the sound of a band unafraid of taking chances, and succeeding more often than not.
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Jan 20, 2015The stripped-down songs on Terrible World--guitar-driven variations on God-fearing gospel ("Carolina Low") and Laurel Canyon country ("Lake Song")--are its best. After years of extravagance, dressing down turns out to be The Decemberists' strong suit.
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Feb 17, 2015Always professional, but rarely memorable, What a Terrible World, What a Beautiful World, much like its fudge of a title, ultimately balances out as a fairly middling work.
Score distribution:
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Positive: 8 out of 8
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Mixed: 0 out of 8
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Negative: 0 out of 8
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