On Thursday, Lin-Manuel Miranda announced "The Hamildrops," a new project where Miranda will release new Hamilton content every month until Dec. 2018. and now we have the first Hamildrop release.
The Decemberists kicked off the project by releasing a recording of "Ben Franklin's Song," which creator Lin-Manuel Miranda wrote but didn't end up including in his beloved musical.*
In a post on their website, the Portland indie rock band said Miranda reached out to frontman Colin Meloy to request his help and together they turned the lyrics into a kick-ass, educational jam. Read more...