Duke Special and the books that rock

From Times of London:

"Rock stars may like to give the impression of being uncouth but some of their coolest songs are influenced by literature"

I think a while back, the NYT--or maybe it was a London paper, like this Times?--had a feature on indie bands with literary leanings. The go-to-band for that sort of thing is, of course, The Decemberists, who I actually think are rather dreadful and probably an example of how not to draw on literature.