The Decemberists recently sat down for an interview with Rolling Stone to discuss their forthcoming album, Hazards of Love. The famous literary band's is promising 16 or so segments into a continuous, hour-long narrative suite that riffs on folk-song archetypes.

The story covers a woman named Margaret who is ravaged by a shape-shifting animal; her lover, William, who is desperate for the two of them to be reunited; a forest queen; and a villainous rake. Check out the interview here.

The band delivered The Crane Wife in 2006.