The Decemberists have released a new single, “Oh No!” The track arrives ahead of the group’s forthcoming album As It Ever Was, So It Will Be Again, available June 14th. The band will be touring behind the record, starting May 15th in Austin, Texas.

Colin Meloy on “Oh No!”

“Oh No!” is the sort of song that just tumbles out of you. It all started with the first line — “It was on a wedding night / How they danced by the firelight” — and flowed from there. In my mind, the narrator of the song is channeling the two brothers from Emir Kusturica’s immortal film, ‘Underground.’ This song is about causing havoc, causing chaos, its narrator forever followed by an even greater form of chaos, a great darkness. But it’s a darkness you can dance to!

The Decemberists
As It Ever Was, So It Will Be Again
Track Listing

Burial Ground
Oh No!
The Reapers
Long White Veil
William Fitzwilliam
Don’t Go to the Woods
The Black Maria
All I Want Is You
Born to the Morning
America Made Me
Tell Me What’s on Your Mind
Never Satisfied
Joan in the Garden

The Decemberists 2024 Tour Dates:

May 15: Austin, TX – Bass Concert Hall
May 17: St Louis, MO – The Pageant
May 18: Milwaukee, WI – Riverside Theater
May 19: St. Paul, MN – Palace Theatre – SOLD OUT
May 21: Chicago, IL – Salt Shed – SOLD OUT
May 22: Detroit, MI – Royal Oak Music Theater – SOLD OUT
May 23: Indianapolis, IN – Rock the Ruins
May 24: Nashville, TN – Ryman Auditorium
July 12: Bend, OR – Hayden Homes Amphitheater^
July 13: Oakland, CA – Fox Theater
July 14: Los Angeles, CA – The Bellwether – SOLD OUT
July 15: Los Angeles, CA – The Bellwether
July 18: San Diego, CA – Humphrey’s – SOLD OUT
July 19: Tucson, AZ – Rialto Theater
July 20: Phoenix, AZ – The Van Buren
July 22: Santa Fe, NM – The Bridge at Santa Fe Brewing – SOLD OUT
July 23: Denver, CO – The Mission Ballroom
July 24: Sandy, UT – Sandy Amphitheater
July 26: Missoula, MT – Kettlehouse Amphitheater
July 27: Spokane, WA – Spokane Pavilion
July 29: Vancouver, BC – Queen Elizabeth Theatre
July 31: Seattle, WA – Woodland Park Zoo Amphitheatre* – SOLD OUT
August 1: Seattle, WA – Woodland Park Zoo Amphitheatre* – SOLD OUT
August 2: Bellingham, WA – Mount Baker Theatre
August 3: Troutdale, OR – McMenamins Edgefield*
August 25: London, UK – All Points East

pre-order As It Ever Was, So It Will Be Again HERE