Offa Rex: A fateful evocation of British folk-rock

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Move over, Morrissey: the musicians who moonlight as writers, and vice versa

Morrissey is far from the first performer to turn to prose, or writer who can play. Paul Muldoon, Julian Gough, Ferdia MacAnna, Billy Roche and Brendan Graham explore the transition and we profile a host of others

The Decemberists return: expect songs about Sandy Hook and fronting a boyband

After a hiatus, illness, and, for frontman Colin Meloy, three children’s books, the band are back with an eclectic album

The Decemberists: What a Terrible World, What a Beautiful World