The Tain

by The Decemberists

The Tain cover art
  • Type: EP
  • Released: 23 February 2004
  • Label: Acuarela
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 18:35
  • Community rating: 3.81/5 from 3 ratings

Artists on this release: Colin Meloy, Jenny Conlee, Rachel Blumberg, Chris Walla, Chris Funk

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Composed as a single, sprawling 18-minute suite, Colin Meloy ambitiously adapts the ancient Irish mythological epic 'T谩in B贸 C煤ailnge'. The resulting EP is a remarkably theatrical, wildly dynamic journey that transitions from heavy, distortion-laden rock riffs to delicate, acoustic sea shanties.

Genres

Descriptors: suite, atmospheric, mythology, history, melodic, progressive

Tracklist

  1. The Tain, Pt.I (2:12)
  2. The Tain, Pt. II (2:49)
  3. The Tain, Pt. III (5:04)
  4. The Tain, Pt. IV (4:18)
  5. The Tain, Pt. V (4:11)

Credits

  • Nate Query - double bass [upright bass], electric bass, vocals, percussion [tin toys]
  • Rachel Blumberg - drums, vocals, percussion, glockenspiel, percussion [tin toys], written-by
  • Chris Funk - pedal steel guitar, lap steel guitar, mandolin, vocals
  • Jenny Conlee - piano, electric piano [rhodes, wurlitzer], electric organ [hammond], accordion, vocals

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