ITunes Session (The Decemberists EP)

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iTunes Session
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EP by
ReleasedAugust 2, 2011 (2011-08-02)
Genre Indie folk
The Decemberists chronology
Live at Bull Moose
(2011)
iTunes Session
(2011)
Long Live the King
(2011)
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Beats per Minute 80% [2]
Pitchfork Media 6.2/10 [3]
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iTunes Session is an EP by The Decemberists, released on August 2, 2011. The EP was recorded in a Los Angeles studio, and contains six new versions of tracks from previous Decemberists albums, as well as two tracks covering other artists, neither of which are available elsewhere.

Track listing

All songs written by Colin Meloy, unless otherwise stated.

  1. "Calamity Song" — 3:42
  2. "Hey, That's No Way To Say Goodbye" (Leonard Cohen) — 3:55
  3. "Shankill Butchers" — 4:10
  4. "June Hymn" — 4:15
  5. "This Is Why We Fight" — 4:28
  6. "Shiny" — 5:12
  7. "The Hazards Of Love 4 (The Drowned)" — 5:53
  8. "When U Love Somebody" (Fruit Bats) — 3:10

References

  1. Christopher Monger, James. "iTunes Session – The Decemberists". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation . Retrieved March 2, 2015.
  2. Cosores, Philip (August 8, 2011). "Album Review: The Decemberists – iTunes Session". Beats per Minute . Retrieved March 2, 2015.
  3. M. Deusner, Stephen (August 4, 2011). "The Decemberists: iTunes Session". Pitchfork Media . Retrieved March 2, 2015.
  4. Houle, Zachary (August 24, 2011). "The Decemberists: iTunes Session EP". Popmatters . Retrieved March 2, 2015.
  5. Vozick-Levinson, Simon (August 2, 2011). "The Decemberists iTunes Session (EP) Album Review". Rolling Stone . Wenner Media . Retrieved March 2, 2015.