Castaways and Cutouts

Infobox Album | Name = Castaways and Cutouts
Type = Album
Artist = The Decemberists


Released = May 21, 2002
Recorded = January – February 2002
Genre = Indie rock
Length = 49:59
Label = Hush Records
Producer = The Decemberists
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|4|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:2hq8g40ptvnz link]
*Pitchfork (8.1/10) [http://pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/16936/Decemberists_Castaways_and_Cutouts Mar 26, 2003]
*Stylus Magazine [http://www.stylusmagazine.com/feature.php?ID=43 link] | This album = "Castaways and Cutouts" (2002)
Next album = "Her Majesty" (2003)

"Castaways and Cutouts" is the debut full-length album by The Decemberists, originally released May 21, 2002 on Hush Records and reissued May 6, 2003 on Kill Rock Stars. The album's title is taken from a line in the song "California One/Youth and Beauty Brigade".

The album cover was made by Portland artist Carson Ellis, long-time girlfriend (and now wife) of Colin Meloy. She has created artwork for each of the band's albums.

Track listing

#"Leslie Anne Levine" – 4:12
#"Here I Dreamt I Was an Architect" – 4:31
#"July, July!" – 2:51
#"A Cautionary Song" – 3:08
#"Odalisque" – 5:20
#"Cocoon" – 6:48
#"Grace Cathedral Hill" – 4:28
#"The Legionnaire's Lament" – 4:44
#"Clementine" – 4:07
#"California One/Youth and Beauty Brigade" – 9:50