Picaresque (album)

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Picaresque
Picaresque cover
Studio album by The Decemberists
Released March 22, 2005 (US)
Recorded August 2004–September 2004
Genre Indie Rock
Length 53:07
Label Kill Rock Stars
Producer(s) The Decemberists, Chris Walla
Professional reviews
The Decemberists chronology
Her Majesty
(2003)		 Picaresque
(2005)		 The Crane Wife
(2006)


Picaresque is an album by The Decemberists released in 2005 on the Kill Rock Stars record label.

The word 'picaresque' is taken from a form of satirical prose originating in Spain, depicting realistically and often humorously the adventures of a low-born, roguish hero living by his/her wits in a corrupt society.

It includes the track "16 Military Wives," the music video of which was distributed by the band via BitTorrent. [1]

The double vinyl version was released with an EP of outtakes as a final release for Kill Rock Stars. This EP was named Picaresqueities. In the UK a single vinyl version was released on Rough Trade without the Picaresqueities EP.

[edit] Track listing

  1. "The Infanta" – 5:07
  2. "We Both Go Down Together" – 3:04
  3. "Eli, the Barrow Boy" – 3:11
  4. "The Sporting Life" – 4:38
  5. "The Bagman's Gambit" – 7:02
  6. "From My Own True Love (Lost at Sea)" – 3:42
  7. "16 Military Wives" – 4:52
  8. "The Engine Driver" – 4:15
  9. "On the Bus Mall" – 6:04
  10. "The Mariner's Revenge Song" – 8:45
  11. "Of Angels and Angles" – 2:27

[edit] Picaresqueties EP

  1. "The Bandit Queen (With Dialogue and Tap Dancing)" – 4:26
  2. "Bridges and Balloons" (Joanna Newsom cover) – 3:20
  3. "Constantinople" – 3:42
  4. "The Kingdom of Spain (Version Prescott)" – 3:49
  5. "The Bandit Queen (Version Prescott)" – 4:33

[edit] External links

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