The Hazards of Love
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The Hazards of Love is the fifth album by the American indie rock band The Decemberists, released through Capitol Records and Rough Trade in 2009. The album was inspired by an Anne Briggs EP titled The Hazards of Love. According to the band, frontman Colin Meloy had set out to write a song with the album's title, which eventually developed into an entire album. Becky Stark (of Lavender Diamond), S…

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Released
March 16th, 2009
Type
Album
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Capitol Records
BMG Direct Marketing, Inc.
Rough Trade
EMI

Professional reviews

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AllMusic (James Christopher Monger)
4/5 stars
The A.V. Club (Noel Murray – March 24, 2009)B+
The Guardian (Alexis Petridis – March 20, 2009)
3/5 stars
MSN Music (Robert Christgau – February 2010)C
NME (Chris Parkin – March 29, 2009)
3/5 stars
Pitchfork (Marc Hogan – March 23, 2009)5.7/10
Rolling Stone (Will Hermes – April 2, 2009)
4/5 stars
Spin (Josh Modell – March 2009)5/10
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Last updated: May 24th, 2009

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