Front page photo by Autumn de Wilde

Update: The Decemberists have shared the album's tracklist, which you can see below, and announced a release date. It's out January 20 in North America, and January 10 in the UK/Europe. They'll also be touring Europe beginning in February. Check out the schedule below.

While busking solo on a corner in Brooklyn's Williamsburg neighborhood, the Decemberists' Colin Meloy revealed that a new album called What a Terrible World, What a Beautiful World was in the works. Now, the band has shared a cut from the album, their first new material in four years: "Make You Better". Watch the visualizer video below.

What a Terrible World, What a Beautiful World:

01 The Singer Addresses His Audience

02 Cavalry Captain

03 Philomena

04 Make You Better

05 Lake Song

06 Till the Water is All Long Gone

07 The Wrong Year

08 Carolina Low

09 Better Not Wake The Baby

10 Anti-Summersong

11 Easy Come, Easy Go

12 Mistral

The Decemberists:

02-11 Dublin, Ireland - Vicar Street

02-13 Glasgow, Scotland - O2 Academy Glasgow

02-14 Leeds, England - O2 Academy Leeds

02-16 Bristol, England - O2 Academy Bristol

02-17 Manchester, England - Manchester Academy

02-18 Birmingham, England - The Institute

02-20 Brighton, England - Brighton Dome Concert Hall

02-21 London, England - O2 Academy Brixton

02-23 Amsterdam, Netherlands - Paradiso

02-24 Brussels, Belgium - Ancienne Belgique

02-25 Nijmegen, Netherlands - Doornroosje

02-26 Berlin, Germany - Astra Kulturhaus

02-28 Zurich, Switzerland - Kaufleuten

03-01 Milan, Italy - Magazzini Generali