Picaresque (album)

Picaresque
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 22, 2005 (US)
RecordedAugust–September 2004
Genre
Length53:07
LabelKill Rock Stars
ProducerThe Decemberists, Chris Walla
The Decemberists chronology
The Tain
(2004)
Picaresque
(2005)
Picaresqueties
(2005)
Singles from Picaresque
  1. "Sixteen Military Wives"
    Released: November 21, 2005

Picaresque is the third studio album from The Decemberists. It was released in 2005 on the Kill Rock Stars record label. The word "picaresque" refers to a form of satirical prose originating in Spain, depicting realistically and often humorously the adventures of a low-born, roguish hero living by their wits in a corrupt society.