Photo by Steven Arroyo
The Decemberists frontman Colin Meloy pulled double duty last night, not only appearing on the season finale of Parks and Recreation, but also at CBC Radio’s Q Live event in Portland alongside other “locally-grown” acts Carrie Brownstein and The Thermals.
There, Meloy discussed his series of children’s books The Wildwood Chronicles, why he’d never move to Los Angeles, and, most importantly, debuted a brand new song entitled “Carolina Low”. How new is the track, you might ask? Well, he wrote it just hours before the performance. “I didn’t know what to play so I thought I would write something for it,” Meloy told the audience.
Listen in below (“Carolina Low” starts around 1:10) (via Stereogum).
Next month, Meloy and the rest of the Decemberists are set to hit the stage together in Portland for their first proper concert in three years.
