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Entertainment > Album Reviews Album reviews: The Hazards of Love, by the Decemberists

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The Decemberists fifth studio album (released 24 March) The Hazards of Love begins with "Prelude," which you may not even realize has begun, depending on the volume at which you are listening. It starts as this low-level sort of hum, but builds into a sort of orchestral piece that ends very abruptly. The ending may put you off guard a little bit, but then The Decemberists are all about putting you off guard and giving you the unexpected. Let me put it this way. If The Decemberists was a Major League Baseball pitcher, it would be a curveball specialist. This is a band that creates very comp...

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