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The Crane Wife
Rock · 2006 · 10 tracks

The Crane Wife

The Decemberists

A lush, ambitious intersection of Japanese folklore and 70s prog-rock. Twelve-minute epics meet hyper-literate indie pop in a forest of organs and acoustic guitars.

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It's like a 19th-century novel set to 70s prog-rock and it's actually incredible.

A grand, theatrical exploration of folklore and tragedy that balances intellectual ambition with deep emotional resonance.

The Crane Wife · vs · The Decemberists
Orchestral Arrangement+2.1σ

The production is built around orchestral arrangement than this artist usually allows.

Tracklist · 10 Tracks
01
The Crane Wife 3
4:18
02
The Island: Come and See / The Landlord’s Daughter / You’ll Not Feel the Drowning
12:26
03
Yankee Bayonet (I Will Be Home Then)
4:19
04
O Valencia!
3:48
05
The Perfect Crime #2
5:33
06
When the War Came
5:06
07
Shankill Butchers
4:40
08
Summersong
3:31
09
The Crane Wife 1 & 2
11:20
10
Sons & Daughters
5:14
Moments Worth Waiting For
The transition in The Island from pastoral folk into a heavy, synth-driven prog-rock groove
The haunting, stripped-back acoustic opening of The Crane Wife 3 that sets the tragic tone
The communal, rising choral swell of Sons & Daughters that ends the album on a hopeful note
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