#idk i've still not listened to anything by the mechanisms so this is NOT upheld by any logic or evidence i've ever received

[asteralien]

the decemberists for the band thing 😳

Do I know them already?: yes | no

i!! love!! the decemberists!! i’m kind of a fake fan bc i still haven’t listened to much of their early stuff (i need to listen to castaways and cutouts more often) but i’ve loved their stufffor years

If I know them:

Favourite Song: where to begin!! “january hymn,” “summersong,” “annan water” and “won’t want for love,” “once in my life,” “don’t carry it all,” “traveling on,” “lake song” and “a beginning song”......... it’s really hard to choose. there’s a decemberists song for every mood!! i think maybe “a beginning song” is a humble but powerful little ditty that i’ll have to go with now, but my answer would probably be different every time i tried to answer

Least Favourite Song: i find songs where the band talks directly to their fans tedious (”thriller” by fob is one of my least favorite fob songs) so let’s go with “the singer addresses his audience”! there are a lot of songs on the crane wife that i don’t love too but “the singer addresses his audience” is just so. unappealing

Favourite Album: hnnnnng. probably “the king is dead” if i had to pick

Least Favourite Album: ngl the crane wife probably, it has some true bangers AND a medley based on the tempest but i almost never listen to that album all the way through

Song that got me into them: i’m not sure! probably “make you better,” which is still an absolute banger and i love it 

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#thank you for letting me ramble about the decemberists!!! #there's a weird connect in my mind between the decemberists and the mechanisms #i couldn't say what it is but i think it's 1) a vibe of time travel and a general timey wimey ishness #for some reason i also think of steampunk when i think of the decemberists #knowing the decemberists have a full concept album doesn't hurt #ships and sea songs in general #i feel like i heard live shows get/got rowdy and there's like. decemberists lore? #idk i've still not listened to anything by the mechanisms so this is NOT upheld by any logic or evidence i've ever received #just. The Vibe #ask and rhe answer