Upon the release of the Mountain Goat's latest album, the band's founder and songwriter talks about the literary influences on his prolific output and the biblical theme of his latest opus.There is much about the work of John Darnielle that is potentially imposing, but sitting down to prepare for an interview with him I found the thing most daunting to confront is his generosity. Not the genero...
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After last year's album excellent Heretic Pride, The Mountain Goats 17th album The Life of the World To Come is a little disappointing. Granted, it has its high points, but while Heretic Pride was teaming with stand out tracks, The Life of the World To Come only really has two....more here.
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‘The Life Of The World To Come’ was recorded in three studios, across three states and features string arrangements from Owen Pallett (Final Fantasy), who has also worked in a similar capacity with the varied likes of Arcade Fire, F*cked Up and the Pet Shop Boys.The Life of the World to Come is The Mountain [...]
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MP3: The Mountain Goats - "Genesis 3:23" The Bible verse from the title of the song is: "Therefore the LORD God sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from whence he was taken." (King James...
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The Mountain Goats are one of my favorite bands that nobody else seems to dig. I try to get so many people to appreciate the genius of John Darnielle, but 95% of the time it ends up in me swearing at them and getting called a music snob. So I'm not going to try to tell you why you should like The Mountain Goats, but I will say that I love them.Here's a new track from the upcoming The Life Of Th...
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Umpteen albums into his storied and acclaimed career, there were signs on last year’s mediocre Heretic Pride that Mountain Goats‘ main man, John Darnielle, was finally running out of ideas. His straightforward chord sequences and hyper-literate lyrics were still apparent, but there was a noticeable lack of the intellectual thoroughness that made his name. Thankfully, [...]
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Well versed in the Bible John Darnielle's Mountain Goats new album doesn't actually require a religious bone in your body to enjoy.
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After last year's album excellent Heretic Pride, The Mountain Goats 17th album The Life of the World To Come is a little disappointing. Granted, it has its high points, but while Heretic Pride was teaming with stand out tracks, The Life of the World To Come only really has two....more here.
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America's best currently working songwriter tackles the Bible with surprisingly and gratifyingly diverse results.If you’re familiar with John Darnielle (and by “John Darnielle” I mean “the Mountain Goats”, no offence to Peter Hughes or Jon Wurster or anyone else) it probably won’t seem odd that the album The Life of the World to Come reminds me of is 2004’s We Shall All Be Healed. Th
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John Darnielle has released his four song EP, Satanic Messiah. The EP is available in two digital formats (FLAC and MP3) in addition to a limited edition vinyl. Regarding the limited nature of the vinyl version, Darnielle writes, The songs will also be available as a limited edition double-7″ in a gatefold hi-gloss sleeve, etc., but [...]
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Tonight in Baltimore Metro Gallery has an awesome FREE show with Sweden's Fredrik. If you had hip hop on your mind, check out Mr. Lif, Mickey Factz, Cubbie Bear, Bad Habit, and DJ Remedy at Bedrock. Down in DC The Mountain Goats and Kaki King play the 9:30 Club. Finally there's a smattering of shows [...]
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Bad and good news to report. First, the good news: I was thinking about how much I used to like making EPs. Writing them, recording them, releasing them. So I went out to Baucom Road, which is Scott Solter's studio in western North Carolina, and I recorded four new songs. — John Darnielle (Mountain-Goats.com) The Mountain Goats [...]~~
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The Mountain Goats is a Durham, North Carolina-based band which is essentially the vehicle for the incredibly prolific singer-songwriter John Darnielle. The Mountain Goats' albums have featured a constantly changing line-up of musicians, with Darnielle the only constant; when performing live, the band commonly comprises only Darnielle backed by Peter Hughes on bass guitar.Their latest release,...
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Who?The Moutain Goats started as the project of John Darnielle and now includes revolving cast of collaborators, turning them into a full-blown band. Originally a lo-fi cassette artist, Darnielle has successfully made the shift into studio albums without losing the elements that gave him a cult following in the first place: his bizarre imagery, his sing-along choruses, and the constant need to...
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| 5 How to Embrace a Swamp Creature |
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