Decemberists are No-Go

A bunch of people were reporting on how the Decemberists were going to be contributing a song to an Elliott Smith tribute album, but Colin Meloy had this to say about it on their messageboard:

"Just wanted to let you know -- in the wake of all these little news blurbs -- that we are not, in fact, involved in the Elliott Smith tribute project. We were approached, mulled it over, and decided we just didn't have the time to devote to the project. As is wont to happen in this industry, some hasty folks decided that they'd go ahead and attach our names to the project anyway.

We all adore the work of Elliott Smith and his legacy, but we're all a little burnt on tribute projects right now. I hope this doesn't disappoint anyone. . . "

Soo...that's that.

You Ain't No Picasso reports on the Picaresque vinyl's release.