The Decemberists - January Hymn

Seems they're a bit obsessed with months, this lot.. I guess they'd have felt a bit silly doing a December song so they've plumped for crisp, fresh January as the theme for this particular example of their laid-back, baroque indie folk pop. It's quite a nice little tune I reckon, strongly written with the vocals heavily emphasized and possessing of a very understated arrangement with little hints of elegant lushness here and there. B-side 'Row Jimmy' is quite different, cracking out the slide guitar in quite rude fashion for a slow plod through some backwater country bar or other. I've got to say I liked this more than I thought I would.