{"name":"The Decemberists","title":"The Decemberists","id":3571,"slug":"the-decemberists","url":"https://www.guitarparty.com/api/v3/core/authors/3571/?format=json","bio_short":"The Decemberists are a <a href=\"http://www.last.fm/tag/folk%20rock\" class=\"bbcode_tag\" rel=\"tag\">folk rock</a> band which formed in 2000 in Portland, Oregon, United States. The band currently consists of <a href=\"http://www.last.fm/music/Colin+Meloy\" class=\"bbcode_artist\">Colin Meloy</a> (vocals, guitar), <a href=\"http://www.last.fm/music/Chris+Funk\" class=\"bbcode_artist\">Chris Funk</a> (guitar, mandolin, dulcimer, pedal steel guitar), <a href=\"http://www.last.fm/music/Jenny+Conlee\" class=\"bbcode_artist\">Jenny Conlee</a> (organ, piano, accordion), <a href=\"http://www.last.fm/music/Nate+Query\" class=\"bbcode_artist\">Nate Query</a> (electric bass, acoustic bass, cello) and <a href=\"http://www.last.fm/music/John+Moen\" class=\"bbcode_artist\">John Moen</a> (drums). Notable former members include <a href=\"http://www.last.fm/music/Rachel+Blumberg\" class=\"bbcode_artist\">Rachel Blumberg</a> (drums, vocals) and <a href=\"http://www.last.fm/music/Jesse+Emerson\" class=\"bbcode_artist\">Jesse Emerson</a> (bass). The band's most recent album, <a title=\"The Decemberists - The King Is Dead\" href=\"http://www.last.fm/music/The+Decemberists/The+King+Is+Dead\" class=\"bbcode_album\">The King Is Dead</a> was released on 17 January 2011.  ","artist_img":"//guitarparty.overcastcdn.com/images/TheDecemberists.2e16d0ba.fill-1200x675-c100.format-jpeg.jpg","songs":[{"id":3640,"title":"Down by the water","url":"https://www.guitarparty.com/songs/down-by-the-water/"}]}