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The Decemberists Embrace Their Kitschy Side in ‘Make You Better’ Video

The Decemberists, Colin Meloy

The Decemberists have unveiled the silly new visuals for “Make You Better” starring Parks and Recreations‘ resident steak-eating man’s man, Ron Swanson — er, sorry — Nick Offerman. Running for almost seven minutes, the Bill Fishman-directed clip plays out like a Between Two Ferns-meets-Anchorman spoof, where the band visits a ’70s-era German talk show called The Old Blue Rock Palace Show. Offerman plays a bumbling interviewer who keeps screwing up everyone’s names, including the song title’s (“Make Me Butter”), while simultaneously trying to make amends with his blonde producer love interest. “Colon” Meloy’s white overalls and porn-star beard are pretty impressive, too. 

Watch the clip above, and grab the Decemberists’ What a Terrible World, What a Beautiful World on January 20.