Genres |
Indie rock, Baroque pop, Indie pop, Indie folk, Alternative rock, Folk rock, Orchestral pop |
Current members |
Colin Meloy – lead vocals, rhythm guitar, bouzouki, harmonica (2000–present)
Chris Funk – lead guitar, pedal steel, dobro, mandolin, banjo, theremin, backing vocals (2000–present)
Nate Query – bass, double bass, cello, backing vocals (2000–2003, 2004–present)
Jenny Conlee – keyboards, piano, organ, accordion, glockenspiel, backing vocals (2000–present)
John Moen – drums, backing vocals (2005–present)
Lizzy Ellison – backing vocals, guitar, keyboards, banjo (2022–present, touring member) |
Former members |
Ezra Holbrook – drums, backing vocals (2000–2002)
Rachel Blumberg – drums, backing vocals (2002–2005)
Jesse Emerson – bass, double bass, backing vocals (2003–2004)
Petra Haden – violin, backing vocals (2005–2006)
Sara Watkins – fiddle, guitar, backing vocals (2011)
Nora O'Connor Kean – backing vocals, guitar (2014–2020)
Kelly Hogan – backing vocals, percussion (2016–2020) |
Discography
(Studio albums) |
Castaways and Cutouts (2002)
Her Majesty the Decemberists (2003)
Picaresque (2005)
The Crane Wife (2006)
The Hazards of Love (2009)
The King Is Dead (2011)
What a Terrible World, What a Beautiful World (2015)
The Queen of Hearts (with Olivia Chaney as Offa Rex, 2017)
I'll Be Your Girl (2018) |
