Smackdown: Picaresque vs. the Crane Wife.
Several people will probably want to crucify me for saying this, but I greatly, greatly disliked Picaresque. I would go so far as to say that I hate it, except that there are two songs on it that are quite glorious. The Decemberists: “We Both Go Down Together” (download) The Decemberists: “The Engine Driver” (download)...
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