Question: Did Politics influence What a Terrible World, What a Beautiful World by The Decemberists?
Sentence (from "What a Terrible World, What a Beautiful World"): The album's title comes from a line in the song "12/17/12", a reference to the date of Barack Obama's speech in response to the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting and lead singer Colin Meloy's conflicting feelings about the shooting and his happy personal life.
Relevant evidence: Yes