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| Her Majesty the Decemberists | ||||
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| Released | September 9, 2003 | |||
| Recorded | February 2003 – March 2003 | |||
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| Length | 48:26 | |||
| Label | Kill Rock Stars | |||
| Producer | Larry Crane | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 83/100[4] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| Alternative Press | 5/5[5] |
| Blender | [6] |
| Pitchfork | 8.2/10[7] |
| Stylus Magazine | B+[8] |
| Uncut | [9] |
Her Majesty the Decemberists is the second full-length album by The Decemberists, released on September 9, 2003, by Kill Rock Stars. The song "Song for Myla Goldberg" was written years earlier, after Colin Meloy had been a media escort for the novelist Myla Goldberg during a tour following the publication of her first book, Bee Season.
The album cover was designed by the Portland artist Carson Ellis, the long-time girlfriend (later wife) of Meloy, who has created artwork for each of the band's albums.
As of November 2005 it had sold 40,000 copies in United States.[10]
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- ^ a b Phares, Heather. "Her Majesty – The Decemberists". AllMusic. Retrieved May 4, 2019.
- ^ "Reviews for Her Majesty The Decemberists by The Decemberists". Metacritic. Archived from the original on February 6, 2009. Retrieved May 4, 2019.
- ^ "The Decemberists: Her Majesty the Decemberists". Alternative Press (185): 140. December 2003.
- ^ Pruzan, Todd (September 2003). "The Decemberists: Her Majesty". Blender (19): 122. Archived from the original on June 7, 2004. Retrieved May 4, 2019.
- ^ Dahlen, Chris (September 7, 2003). "The Decemberists: Her Majesty The Decemberists". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on November 3, 2011. Retrieved October 10, 2011.
- ^ Burns, Todd (September 25, 2003). "The Decemberists – Her Majesty the Decemberists – Review". Stylus Magazine. Archived from the original on March 29, 2006. Retrieved May 4, 2019.
- ^ Gillow, Jane (December 2004). "The Decemberists – Her Majesty The Decemberists". Uncut (91): 153. Archived from the original on December 27, 2004. Retrieved May 4, 2019.
- ^ "Decemberists Feeling 'Picaresque' On New Set". Billboard. January 11, 2005. Retrieved January 23, 2021.