The Decemberists won't release their new album, The Crane Wife until next Tuesday, but MTVU has an official leak, with the full album available to stream.

Roughly the story of a man who marries a woman who turns out to be a crane, Decemberists' latest The Crane Wife (Capitol Records), is a tragic Japanese folktale turned epic Americana-flavored rock-opera, rife with greed, abduction, rape and death. The album, already widely proclaimed a masterpiece, calls prog giants of the 1970s to mind with "The Island," a 13-minute murder ballad in three movements.

The tour kicks off mid-October in Portland, and they'll be here in Austin October 24th at Stubb's. In-depth tour details available at Filter Magazine.

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