Long Live the King (EP)
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| Released | November 1, 2011 | |||
| Recorded | Early 2010 | |||
| Studio | Pendarvis Farm near Portland, Oregon | |||
| Genre | Indie folk, folk rock | |||
| Length | 25:15 | |||
| Label | Capitol | |||
| Producer | Tucker Martine and The Decembrists | |||
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Long Live the King is an EP by the American indie rock band The Decemberists, released on November 1, 2011, on Capitol. The release is composed of out-takes from their sixth studio album, The King Is Dead. The titles of both combine to create the traditional proclamation, "The king is dead, long live the king!"
Critical reception
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 66%[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [2] |
| The A.V. Club | A−[3] |
| Pitchfork | 6.8/10[4] |
Critical reception to Long Live the King was positive. On Metacritic, which assigns a rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, Long Live the King received an average score of 66, based on 15 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews".[1]
Track listing
All songs written by Colin Meloy, unless otherwise stated.
- "E. Watson" – 3:32
- "Foregone" – 4:07
- "Burying Davy" – 4:22
- "I4U & U4Me" (Home Demo) – 3:38
- "Row Jimmy" (Jerry Garcia and Robert Hunter) – 6:40
- "Sonnet" (Dante Alighieri) – 2:56
Personnel
- The Decemberists
- Jenny Conlee – piano, organ, backing vocals, production
- Chris Funk – pedal steel, electric guitar, production
- Colin Meloy – vocals, drum programming, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, rhythm guitar, tambourine, production
- John Moen – drums, tambourine, backing vocals, production
- Nate Query – bass guitar, upright bass, production
- Additional musicians
- Victor Nash – trumpet on "Sonnet"
- Adam Schneider – trombone on "Sonnet"
- Annalisa Tornfelt – backing vocals on "E. Watson"
- Laura Veirs – backing vocals on "E. Watson"
- Production
- Bijan Berahimi – design
- Autumn de Wilde – photography
- Carson Ellis – illustrations
- Jeri Heiden – design
- Stephen Marcussen – mastering
- Tucker Martine – engineering, mixing, production
References
- ^ a b "Long Live the King [EP] Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved February 4, 2012.
- ^ Monger, James. "Long Live the King - The Decemberists". Allmusic. Retrieved February 4, 2012.
- ^ Hyden, Steven. "The Decemberists: Long Live The King". The A.V. Club. Retrieved February 4, 2012.
- ^ Maddux, Rachael. "The Decemberists: Long Live the King EP". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved February 4, 2012.
