Decemberists Releasing Deluxe Edition of 'The King Is Dead' with Impossible Project, Photog de Wilde

The Decemberists have partnered with The Impossible Project and photographer Autumn de Wilde for a Deluxe Edition of The King Is Dead, the band's upcoming Capitol Records album due January 18, released in Europe the day prior by Rough Trade Records The set can be pre-ordered now Decemberists.com.
Issued as a 2,500 limited edition, each box set will be unique, containing a one-of-a-kind original Polaroid photo by de Wilde. The linen-wrapped clamshell box with a foil-stamped cover will include the CD, a 180-gram white vinyl copy with an exclusive cover design, the DVD Pendarvia - a 30-minute short film by Aaron Rose documenting the making of the album - plus a 72-page hardcover book featuring over 250 photos by de Wilde and illustrations by Carson Ellis, and a signed Giclée print of an exclusive illustration by Ellis. 
The project was overseen by Impossible, providing de Wilde with the vintage Type 100 “peel-apart” Polaroid film necessary to capture the 2,500 individual photos that were taken during the album’s recording sessions at Pendarvis Farm outside of Portland, Oregon, and in de Wilde’s hometown of Los Angeles.
The Impossible Project champions analog instant photography, manufacturing various new and unique analog instant films for vintage Polaroid cameras. de Wilde is a photographer and videographer best known for her portraits of musicians. In addition to The Decemberists, she has worked with Arcade Fire, Beck, Death Cab for Cutie, Elliott Smith, Fiona Apple, The Flaming Lips, Spoon, The White Stripes, Wilco, and Willie Nelson.  
The Decemberists' The King Is Dead follows the band's 2009 song-cycle The Hazards of Love. Produced by Tucker Martine, the new album features Americana artist Gillian Welch on seven tracks and R.E.M. guitarist Peter Buck on three tracks.