Long Live the King (EP)

Long Live the King is an EP by the American indie rock band The Decemberists, released on November 1, 2011, on Capitol. The release is composed of out-takes from their sixth studio album, The King Is Dead. The titles of both combine to create the traditional proclamation, "The king is dead, long live the king!"

Long Live the King
EP by The Decemberists
Released	November 1, 2011 (2011-11-01)
Recorded	Early 2010
Studio	Pendarvis Farm near Portland, Oregon
Genre	Indie folk, folk rock
Length	25:15
Label	Capitol
Producer	Tucker Martine and The Decemberists
The Decemberists chronology
iTunes Session (2011) Long Live the King (2011) We All Raise Our Voices to the Air (Live Songs 04.11–08.11) (2012)

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	66%[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
The A.V. Club	A−[3]
Pitchfork	6.8/10[4]

Critical reception to Long Live the King was positive. On Metacritic, which assigns a rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, Long Live the King received an average score of 66, based on 15 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews".^[1]

Track listing

All songs written by Colin Meloy, unless otherwise stated.

1. "E. Watson" – 3:32
2. "Foregone" – 4:07
3. "Burying Davy" – 4:22
4. "I4U & U4Me" (Home Demo) – 3:38
5. "Row Jimmy" (Jerry Garcia and Robert Hunter) – 6:40
6. "Sonnet" (Dante Alighieri) – 2:56

Personnel

The Decemberists

• Jenny Conlee – piano, organ, backing vocals, production
• Chris Funk – pedal steel, electric guitar, production
• Colin Meloy – vocals, drum programming, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, rhythm guitar, tambourine, production
• John Moen – drums, tambourine, backing vocals, production
• Nate Query – bass guitar, upright bass, production

Additional musicians

• Victor Nash – trumpet on "Sonnet"
• Adam Schneider – trombone on "Sonnet"
• Annalisa Tornfelt – backing vocals on "E. Watson"
• Laura Veirs – backing vocals on "E. Watson"

Production

• Bijan Berahimi – design
• Autumn de Wilde – photography
• Carson Ellis – illustrations
• Jeri Heiden – design
• Stephen Marcussen – mastering
• Tucker Martine – engineering, mixing, production

References

1. "Long Live the King [EP] Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved February 4, 2012.
2. Monger, James. "Long Live the King – The Decemberists". Allmusic. Retrieved February 4, 2012.
3. Hyden, Steven. "The Decemberists: Long Live The King". The A.V. Club. Retrieved February 4, 2012.
4. Maddux, Rachael. "The Decemberists: Long Live the King EP". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved February 4, 2012.