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The Decemberists on their new album, 'As It Ever Was, So It Will Be Again'

XPN | By Stephen Kallao,
Kimberly Junod
Published July 26, 2024 at 11:46 AM CDT
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Death and agriculture. That is what The Decemberists' latest record is all about, according to frontman Colin Meloy.

He said it — in jest — during the indie-rock band's performance in Philly in May, but it's true. There's no shortage of death to be found in The Decemberists' catalog and on their new album, As It Ever Was, So It Will Be Again.

In this session, Meloy talks about how the record marks a new chapter for the band, why producer Tucker Martine is the "sixth Decemberist," and the pros and cons of the great vinyl resurgence.

And, yes, Meloy also explains how agriculture is a part of the new album.

Set list

  • "Oh No!"
  • "Burial Ground"
  • "Lake Song"
  • "The Reapers"
  • "All I Want Is You"

This episode of World Cafe was produced and edited by Miguel Perez. Our senior producer is Kimberly Junod and our engineer is Chris Williams. Our programming and booking coordinator is Chelsea Johnson and our line producer is Will Loftus.

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Stephen Kallao
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Kimberly Junod
World Cafe senior producer Kimberly Junod has been a part of the World Cafe team since 2001, when she started as the show's first line producer. In 2011 Kimberly launched (and continues to helm) World Cafe's Sense of Place series that includes social media, broadcast and video elements to take listeners across the U.S. and abroad with an intimate look at local music scenes. She was thrilled to be part of the team that received the 2006 ASCAP Deems Taylor Radio Broadcast Award for excellence in music programming. In the time she has spent at World Cafe, Kimberly has produced and edited thousands of interviews and recorded several hundred bands for the program, as well as supervised the show's production staff. She has also taught sound to young women (at Girl's Rock Philly) and adults (as an "Ask an Engineer" at WYNC's Werk It! Women's Podcast Festival).