At The Decemberists‘ first of three Brooklyn Steel shows last month, they brought out singer/songwriter Olivia Chaney to make the live debut of their version of the traditional “Queen of Hearts” ...

Offa Rex, a new group composed of The Decemberists and Olivia Chaney (center), reimagines traditional English folk music on The Queen Of Hearts. One thing led to another, and eventually Chaney joined ...

The Decemberists team up with English singer Olivia Chaney to perform gorgeous British folk ballads. Note: NPR's First Listen audio comes down after the album is released. However, you can still ...

A twist on traditional folk songs that were previously revived in the 1960s and ‘70s. Offa Rex -- a transatlantic collaboration of the English singer Olivia Chaney and the American indie rock band The ...

THE GOOD: Indie folk/rock outfit Offa Rex offers up its sparkling debut (sort of). THE BAD: Nope. THE NITTY GRITTY: Offa Rex is less a proper band and more a merging of two established acts – Pacific ...

Over the past 17 years, the members of The Decemberists have gravitated toward a variety of genres, from quirkiness of indie pop to the complexity of progressive rock. But with their new project Offa ...

The Decembrists have returned with a new project: backing UK singer/songwriter Olivia Chaney in a collaborative band called Offa Rex. Co-produced by Colin Meloy, the group’s debut LP Queen of ...

English singer-songwriter and instrumentalist Olivia Chaney teamed up with the Decemberists to form a new psych-folk band called Offa Rex. Their debut album, The Queen Of Hearts, was produced and ...

For the last 15 years, English folk musician Olivia Chaney has done a little bit of everything. She performed as a vocalist with the electronic-pop group Zero 7, and alongside the acclaimed Kronos ...

Offa Rex -- a transatlantic collaboration of the English singer Olivia Chaney and the American indie rock band The Decemberists -- is putting a modern twist on traditional folk songs that were ...

The English vocalist, who's joined forces with The Decemberists in the band Offa Rex, says she's drawn to traditional folk music for its mysticism... For the last 15 years, English folk musician ...