The Decemberists Share New Song 'All I Want Is You'
As it ever was, so shall it be again Out June 14th via YABB Records and Thirty Tigers
April 25, 2024
Photo by Holly Andres
The Decemberists release new album, As it ever was, so shall it be again, on June 14 via YABB Records and Thirty Tigers. Now they've shared the album's third single, “All I Want Is You.” Listen below and the band's upcoming tour dates follow.
The Oregon-based band features frontman Colin Meloy, bassist Nate Query, keyboardist Jenny Conlee, guitarist Chris Funk and drummer John Moen.
Meloy said of the song in a press release: “'All I Want Is You' is a love song. An unforgiving love song worn on the sleeve. I don't write a ton of them, at least not in this vein. The song came out of the finger picking pattern—“I don’t want pretty poses…”—and I just followed that lead. In the end, he wrote himself. It's so bare, it lived for a long time in my notebook, kind of hidden, before I got the courage to put it out. It shares a title and ties in with a lot of songs that have come before it, but I like to think I'm just adding my own take on that tradition.”
In February, the band shared the album's opening track, “Burial Ground,” which features backing vocals from The Shins' James Mercer and was one of the songs of the week. They also announced some tour dates. When the album was announced, The Decemberists shared their epic 19-minute album-closing track, “Joan in the Garden,” which was also one of the songs of the week.
As it ever was, so shall it be again is the band's first album in six years, the follow-up to 2018's I'll be your girl. Meloy produced the album with Tucker Martine. The album also features REM's Mike Mills. As it ever was, so shall it be again is the band's longest album and is a double LP with four different thematic sides.
Read our interview with Meloy at I'll be your girl.
The Decemberists tour Dates:
April 30: Kingston, NY- Ulster Performing Arts Center – SOLD OUT
May 2: Boston, MA – Roadrunner
May 3: Brooklyn, New York – Brooklyn Paramount Theater – SOLD OUT
May 6: Toronto, ON – Exhibition – Queen Elizabeth Theatre
May 7: Pittsburgh, PA – Stage AE
May 8: Philadelphia, PA – The Fillmore Philadelphia
May 10: Washington DC – The Anthem
May 11: Durham, NC – Durham Performing Arts Center
May 12: Atlanta, GA – The Eastern
May 14: Dallas, Texas – Majestic Theatre
May 15: Austin, Texas – Bass Concert Hall
May 17: St Louis, MO – The Pageant
May 18: Milwaukee, WI – Riverside Theatre
May 19: St Paul, MN – Palace Theatre
May 21: Chicago, IL – Salt – SOLD OUT
May 22: Detroit, MI – Royal Oak Music Theatre
May 24: Nashville, TN – Ryman Auditorium
July 12: Bend, OR – Hayden Homes Amphitheater^
July 13: Oakland, CA – Fox Theatre
July 14: Los Angeles, CA – The Bellwether – SOLD OUT
July 15: Los Angeles, CA – The Bellwether
July 18: San Diego, CA – Humphreys
July 19: Tucson, AZ – Rialto Theatre
July 20: Phoenix, AZ – The Van Buren
July 22: Santa Fe, NM – The Bridge at Santa Fe Brewing
July 23: Denver, CO – The Mission Ballroom
July 24: Sandy, UT – Sandy Amphitheater
July 26: Missoula, MT – Kettlehouse Amphitheater
July 27: Spokane, WA – Spokane Pavilion
July 29: Vancouver, BC – Queen Elizabeth Theatre
July 31: Seattle, WA – Woodland Park Zoo Amphitheater – SOLD OUT
July 31: Seattle, WA – Woodland Park Zoo Amphitheater – SOLD OUT
August 3: Troutdale, OR – McMenamins Edgefield*
August 25: London, UK – All Points East
– co-bill with The Head And The Heart ^
-w/ Special Guest Ratboys unless noted with “*”
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