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The Hazards of Love is the fifth album by The Decemberists.[1]

The album began when Meloy—long fascinated by the British folk revival of the 1960s—found a copy of revered vocalist Anne Briggs's 1966 EP, titled The Hazards of Love. Since there was no actual song with the album's title, he set out to write one, but was soon immersed in something much larger.
The Hazards of Love tells the tale of Margaret (Voiced by Lavender Diamond's Becky Stark), a woman from a city near the forest, and her lover William (voiced by Meloy), a shape-shifting forest dweller. Margaret discovers she is pregnant, and sets off into the forest to find William. Their love is threatened by the jealous forest queen (Voiced by My Brightest Diamond's Shara Worden), and a murdering knave. The range of sounds reflects the characters' arcs and emotions as well as the pacing of the story line, from the tender sing-song "Isn't It a Lovely Night?" to the thunderous rhythm of "The Queen's Rebuke/The Crossing."

On January 15, 2009, "The Rake's Song" became available as a free download on their Myspace page. This was followed on February 16, 2009 by "The Hazards of Love 1," again on Myspace.

On March 13, 2009, The Decemberists announced that the album would be released on iTunes on March 17, 2009. The album was released on iTunes Australia on March 14, 2009.

Track listing

  1. "Prelude" - 3:04
  2. "The Hazards of Love 1 (The Prettiest Whistles Won't Wrestle the Thistles Undone)" - 4:19
  3. "A Bower Scene" - 2:09
  4. "Won't Want for Love (Margaret in the Taiga)" - 4:07
  5. "The Hazards of Love 2 (Wager All)" - 4:26
  6. "The Queen's Approach" - 0:29
  7. "Isn't It a Lovely Night?" - 3:29
  8. "The Wanting Comes in Waves/Repaid" - 6:27
  9. "An Interlude" - 1:40
  10. "The Rake's Song" - 3:16
  11. "The Abduction of Margaret" - 2:07
  12. "The Queen's Rebuke/The Crossing" - 3:56
  13. "Annan Water" - 5:12
  14. "Margaret in Captivity" - 3:08
  15. "The Hazards of Love 3 (Revenge!)" - 3:22
  16. "The Wanting Comes in Waves (Reprise)" - 1:31
  17. "The Hazards of Love 4 (The Drowned)" - 5:57

References

  1. ^ Pitchfork: "Decemberists reveal The Hazrds of Love date, tracklist"
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