The Decemberists Stream 'What a Terrible World, What a Beautiful World' Ahead of Release Date, Release "A Beginning Song" Lyric Video

What a Terrible World, What a Beautiful World is due for release on Jan. 20, but fans anxious for the album's release can now hear the album in full now.

Inspired heavily be the Sandy Hook school shooting in Newton, Massachusetts, What a Terrible World, What a Beautiful World strips away some of the folksy sounds of The Decemberists's last effort The King is Dead and the band returns to its musical roots, recalling music from its first three albums. Simultaneously, though, the band also sounds more mature than ever before, with Colin Meloy moving away from fairytale songwriting and focusing more on emotions once again.

Stream What a Terrible World, What a Beautiful World here.

In addition to a full album stream, The Decemberists also rolled out a lyric video for "A Beginning Song," which closes out the What a Terrible World, What a Beautiful World.

The lyric video plays it simple, with the band performing "A Beginning Song" in studio, as the lyrics flash by on screen in the same font as seen on the What a Terrible World, What a Beautiful World album cover.

Watch below:

What a Terrible World, What a Beautiful World will be released on Tuesday, Jan. 20. The Decemberists will then follow up the release of the album with a spring 2015 tour.

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