The Decemberists have set an August 2nd release date for their exclusive iTunes Session. Here are the official details:The 8-song set plays like an informal retrospective with new versions of songs that span The Decemberists' entire 10 years, from their very first EP 5 Songs ("Shiny") through their new chart-topping album The King Is Dead ("Calamity Song," "June Hymn," "This Is Why We Fight").
The set also includes songs from The Crane Wife ("Shankill Butchers") and The Hazards Of Love ("The Hazards Of Love 4 (The Drowned)"), as well as covers of Leonard Cohen's "Hey, That's No Way To Say Goodbye" and Fruit Bats' "When U Love Somebody."
The track listing for the iTunes Session is as follows:
1. Calamity Song
2. Hey, That's No Way To Say Goodbye
3. Shankill Butchers
4. June Hymn
5. This Is Why We Fight
6. Shiny
7. The Hazards of Love 4 (The Drowned)
8. When U Love Somebody
Tour Dates:
July 19, Britt Pavilion, Jacksonville, OR^
July 20, Idaho Botanical Gardens, Boise, ID^
July 21, Twilight Concert Series, Salt Lake City, UT^
July 22, Big Sky Brewery, Missoula, MT^
July 25, Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, IL~
July 26, Nautica Pavilion, Cleveland, OH~
July 27, Kresge Auditorium, Interlochen, MI~
July 29, Borgata Event Center, Atlantic City, NJ~
July 30, Newport Folk Festival, Newport, RI
July 31, Mountain Park, Holyoke, MA+
August 1, Artpark, Lewiston, NY~
August 3, nTelos Wireless Pavilion, Charlottesville, VA~
August 4, PNC Pavilion at Riverbend Music, Cincinnati, OH~
August 5, The Lawn @ White River State Park, Indianapolis, IN~
August 6, Ryman Auditorium, Nashville, TN-
August 8, Stubb's Waller Creek Amphitheatre, Austin, TX-
August 9, ACL Live at The Moody Theater, Austin, TX
August 11, Mesa Arts Center, Mesa, AZ=
August 12, Greek Theatre, Los Angeles, CA*
August 13, Outside Lands Music & Arts Festival, San Francisco, CA
August 22, Marymoor Amphitheater, Redmond, WA#
August 23, Malkin Bowl, Vancouver, BC#
August 25, McMenamins Edgefield Winery, Troutdale, OR%
August 26, McMenamins Edgefield Winery, Troutdale, OR@
^ with Typhoon
~ with The Head and the Heart
- with Caitlin Rose
+ with Sallie Ford & The Sound Outside
= with Sara Watkins
* with Wye Oak
# with Okkervil River & Fruit Bats
% with Okkervil River & Point Juncture, WA
@ with Okkervil River & AgesandAges
