Brian and Chris, two Decemberists fans, review the new album - WHAT A TERRIBLE WORLD, WHAT A BEAUTIFUL WORLD! It's a pleasant collection of nice enough songs. But where does it rank in The Decemberists catalogue? Is it their least 'Decemberists' album? And why can't we just have another completely inaccessible folk-prog-rock opera?

We give a song by song review of the new album, and end by talking about how we'd recommend anyone interested get into The Decemberists. It's a long pod with plenty of music chat - enjoy!