The Hazards of Love
March 3, 2015 10:58 am Leave your thoughts
The Hazards of Love is the fifth album by the American indie rock band The Decemberists, released through Capitol Records and Rough Trade in 2009. The album was inspired by an Anne Briggs EP titled The Hazards of Love. According to the band, frontman Colin Meloy had set out to write a song with the album’s title, which eventually developed into an entire album. Becky Stark (of Lavender Diamond), Shara Worden (of My Brightest Diamond), and Jim James (of My Morning Jacket) provide guest vocals throughout the album, while Robyn Hitchcock makes a cameo guitar appearance on “An Interlude”.
Track Listing
- Prelude
- The Hazards of Love 1
- A Bower Scene
- Won’t Want for Love
- The Hazards of Love 2
- The Queen’s Approach
- Isn’t It a Lovely Night?
- The Wanting Comes in Waves/Repaid
- An Interlude
- The Rake’s Song
- The Abduction of Margaret
- The Queen’s Rebuke/The Crossing
- Annan Water
- Margaret in Captivity
- The Hazards of Love 3
- The Wanting Comes in Waves
- The Hazards of Love 4