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| Released | June 14, 2024 | |||
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As It Ever Was, So It Will Be Again is the ninth studio album by the American indie rock band The Decemberists, it was released on June 14, 2024 on YABB Records. [1] It is a double album. [2]
Stephen M. Deusner of Pitchfork noted the album was something of a "return to form", tying the focus and subject matter of the album to Meloy's "obsessions". [3]
Eric R. Danton of Paste similarly notes the band "returning to a previous musical approach" while calling the album "fresh". [4]
Timothy Monger of AllMusic notes the anthology-like quality suggesting the album "plays like a musical overview of their career". [2]
All tracks are written by Colin Meloy, except where noted
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Burial Ground" | 4:04 |
| 2. | "Oh No!" | 5:04 |
| 3. | "The Reapers" | 4:41 |
| 4. | "Long White Veil" | 3:49 |
| 5. | "William Fitzwilliam" | 3:35 |
| 6. | "Don't Go to the Woods" | 3:57 |
| 7. | "The Black Maria" | 3:50 |
| 8. | "All I Want Is You" | 2:38 |
| 9. | "Born to the Morning" | 3:24 |
| 10. | "America Made Me" | 5:20 |
| 11. | "Tell Me What's on Your Mind" | 3:57 |
| 12. | "Never Satisfied" | 4:00 |
| 13. | "Joan in the Garden" | 19:20 |
| Total length: | 67:39 | |
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