Her Majesty the Decemberists
| Her Majesty the Decemberists | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | September 9, 2003 | |||
| Recorded | February 2003 – March 2003 | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 48:26 | |||
| Label | Kill Rock Stars | |||
| Producer | Larry Crane | |||
| The Decemberists chronology | ||||
| ||||
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 83/100 |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
| Alternative Press | 5/5 |
| Blender | |
| Pitchfork | 8.2/10 |
| Stylus Magazine | B+ |
| Uncut | |
Her Majesty the Decemberists is the second full-length album by The Decemberists, released on September 9, 2003, by Kill Rock Stars. The song "Song for Myla Goldberg" was written years earlier, after Colin Meloy had been a media escort for the novelist Myla Goldberg during a tour following the publication of her first book, Bee Season.
The album cover was designed by the Portland artist Carson Ellis, the long-time girlfriend (later wife) of Meloy, who has created artwork for each of the band's albums.
As of November 2005 it had sold 40,000 copies in United States.