This just in off the wire (because you should phrase things in olde timey if possible when referring to The Decemberists) Australian sideshows have been announced.

Tues, January 19 – Sydney – Metro
Sun, January 24 – Melbourne – Billboard

Head o’er yonder to ye olde Love Police shoppe for your tickets.
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If you’re a frequent InSound reader, you’ll probably notice a recurring theme… The Decemberists are FREAKIN’ AWESOME.

Off the back of their Australian tour announcement and a stunning new video from Alex Dashino and Varvara Volodina for The Rake’s Song, we are super excited about Here Come the Waves: The Hazards of Love Visualized, a collaboration between the band and four incredible filmmakers.

On October 19 at Royce Hall in LA, The Decemberists will perform the epic rock-opera The Hazards of Love in its entirety (plus some older and new tunes) in synch with animation provided by Guilherme Marcondes, Julia Pott, Peter Sluszka and Santa Maria. Presented in association with Flux (a global creative collective / online journal / concept space / film / art / event hub / you name it), the event is also a benefit for the Grammy In The Schools music education programs.

So without further ado, we present a taste of Here Come The Waves:

If you need more convincing (yeah, right!), the director’s credentials are not half bad: Marcondes directed Modest Mouse’s Dashboard, and Peter Sluszka worked with Michel Gondry to animate Devendra Banhart’s A Ribbon and Steriogram’s Walkie-Talkie Man.