The Mountain Goats' Heretic Pride/Satanic Messiah followup The Life Of The World To Come came out yesterday. So far we've listened to the downcast, homeless nostalgia of "Genesis 3:23" and the totally devastating "Matthew 25:21." Out there spreading more verses,... CONTINUE READING THE MOUNTAIN GOATS PERFORM "PSALMS 40:2," DISCUSS SUICIDAL MOUNTAIN GOATS ON COLBERT»
Posted on October 7, 2009 in (6 comments)
Tags: Bat For Lashes | Skream | Stephen Colbert | The Mountain Goats
As mentioned, The Life Of The World To Come features 12 songs titled after Bible verses. Listen to the heartbreaking "Matthew 25:21" at HypeM. Look up the verse to deepen its meaning.... CONTINUE READING NEW MOUNTAIN GOATS - "MATTHEW 25:21"»
Posted on September 3, 2009 (1 comments)
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After Heretic Pride and the Satanic Messiah EP, John Darnielle's getting more Godly with the forthcoming The Life Of The World To Come, which features a 12-song tracklist made entirely of Bible verses. He's joined on the collection by Superchunk... CONTINUE READING NEW MOUNTAIN GOATS - "GENESIS 3:23"»
Posted on July 28, 2009 in (19 comments)
Tags: Akron Family | Jon Wurster | Owen Pallett | The Mountain Goats
Actually, you have three pricing options, but "devotee level" is the most appealing from a Satanic standpoint (go less for "congregant level," $10 gets you "acolyte"). The four-song EP exists in physical form as a double 7" limited to 666... CONTINUE READING MOUNTAIN GOATS' SATANIC MESSIAH CAN BE YOURS FOR $6.66»
Posted on October 10, 2008 (5 comments)
Tags: Coachella | Glass Candy | John Darnielle | The Mountain Goats
In this Heretic Pride era, John Darnielle's getting involved in some interesting collaborations. His work with Aesop Rock might have felt more left-field, but despite knowing the Mountain Goat's a big fan of Kaki King, a collaborative EP was unexpected.... CONTINUE READING NEW MOUNTAIN GOATS & KAKI KING - "THANK YOU MARIO BUT OUR PRINCESS IS IN ANOTHER CASTLE"»
Posted on September 8, 2008 in , (2 comments)
Tags: John Darnielle | Kaki King | SXSW | The Mountain Goats | The Thermals
John Darnielle and Aesop Rock teamed up in the past to bring us a cut of "Coffee," and now it's a twist on Heretic Pride's sci-fi dropping "Lovecraft In Brooklyn." Darnielle himself explains it at the Goats site: ...I gave... CONTINUE READING NEW MOUNTAIN GOATS VIDEO - "LOVECRAFT IN BROOKLYN" (AESOP ROCK REMIX)»
Posted on May 8, 2008 in (1 comments)
Tags: Aesop Rock | The Mountain Goats
We were pretty clear about how much we liked Heretic Pride when we analyzed the Mountain Goat's newest offering. "Sign Of The Crow" isn't on the album, though -- it's a new one Darnielle debuted by his lonesome during a... CONTINUE READING NEW MOUNTAIN GOATS LIVE VIDEO - "SIGN OF THE CROW," JOHN DARNIELLE TALKS SCI-FI»
Posted on March 28, 2008 in (0 comments)
Tags: John Darnielle | The Mountain Goats
As we mentioned in our early rave of the Mountain Goats' Heretic Pride, John Darnielle is a darn good lyricist, peopling his songs with folks that over time feel like flesh-and-blood neighbors. Of course, they probably feel closer -- like... CONTINUE READING JOHN DARNIELLE'S FIVE FAVORITE MOUNTAIN GOATS CHARACTERS»
Posted on February 20, 2008 (5 comments)
Tags: John Darnielle | The Mountain Goats
Over 80% of primary season's delegates are up for grabs tomorrow. You know how a random sample of random celebs want you to vote. Now it's John Darnielle's turn to plug for the electoral process, with a song custom tailored to tomorrow's big voting day, as solicited by public radio show Weekend America. It's a piano ballad called "Down To The Ark," and while it won't tell you how to vote, it will hint that he thinks you should. Even if he's sort of skeptical of campaigning tactics ("And several post-born babies learned the hard way: Vampires only kiss you if they've sharpened up their fangs").
As for that little map, since you're wondering: the states in purple are those where elections are being held by both parties tomorrow. Super! Thanks for asking.
Posted on February 4, 2008 (4 comments)
Director Ace Norton's no fool: When creating a video, you take an artist's strengths, and exploit them. That's obviously Norton's approach to the great lead single from the Mountain Goats' deeply evaluated Heretic Pride, scrawling John Darnielle's winding lyrics around... CONTINUE READING NEW MOUNTAIN GOATS VIDEO - "SAX ROHMER #1"»
Posted on January 28, 2008 in (8 comments)
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As with any Mountain Goats release, Heretic Pride makes you want to listen as closely as possible, unraveling the threads, seeing how things tie into an overall narrative. There's nothing as obviously autobiographical or time-lined as The Sunset Tree material,... CONTINUE READING PREMATURE EVALUATION: THE MOUNTAIN GOATS - HERETIC PRIDE»
Posted on January 18, 2008 in (11 comments)
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It's fun when John Darnielle spreads genre wings, whether talking metal in Decibel, guesting on an Aesop Rock jam, or upping the instrumentation during his 4AD tenure, but we've always been most fond of the Mountain Goats when dude wails... CONTINUE READING NEW MOUNTAIN GOATS - "SAX ROHMER #1"»
Posted on January 3, 2008 in , (22 comments)
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Aesop turned some heads with his match-up of lyrical heavyweights cut "Coffee" from this year's None Shall Pass (pulling a last minute verse from Mountain man John Darnielle) and it's another round of neck-twisting here with the track's 'tis-the-season clip.... CONTINUE READING NEW AESOP ROCK (FEAT. JOHN DARNIELLE) VIDEO - "COFFEE"»
Posted on October 30, 2007 in (3 comments)
Tags: Aesop Rock | The Mountain Goats
Doing for underground hip-hop what Run-DMC and Aerosmith, the Judgement Night soundtrack and Zach Galifianakis and the Bonny one did for the aboveground stuff, encyclopedic spitter Aesop Rock goes full force with encyclopedic strummer John Darnielle to talk "Coffee" (as... CONTINUE READING NEW AESOP ROCK (FEAT. JOHN DARNIELLE) - "COFFEE"»
Posted on July 30, 2007 (10 comments)
Tags: Aesop Rock | The Mountain Goats
The kind and gentle folks at Daytrotter caged Mountain Goat John Darnielle at this year's SXSW long enough to have him record a couple of covers and two unreleased originals, now up for the internet's consumption. On our fave of... CONTINUE READING NEW LIVE MOUNTAIN GOATS - "PINKLON"»
Posted on June 13, 2007 in (2 comments)
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While we were at Radio City last night, Ben Gibbard was 90 miles down the NJ and PA turnpikes at Philly's TLA on South Street for another stop on his solo tour. Of course you know what that means: more... CONTINUE READING BEN GIBBARD CONTINUES THE COVER LOVE, TACKLES THE MOUNTAIN GOATS»
Posted on May 10, 2007 in (17 comments)
Tags: Ben Gibbard | Death Cab For Cutie | Eric Wareheim | Joseph Gordon-Levitt | Mimicking Birds | The Mountain Goats | Tim Heidecker | Zooey Deschanel
We're enjoying Insound's Save The Album (We Sell Digital Now!) site, where indie rockers including Tim Harrington, Bloc Party, and Devendra Banhart discuss their favorite albums. Walkman Paul Maroon and Decemberist Colin Meloy both sing the praises of The Pogues'... CONTINUE READING SAVE THE (POGUES) ALBUM»
Posted on October 16, 2006 (1 comments)
Tags: Bloc Party | Devendra Banhart | The Decemberists | The Mountain Goats | The Walkmen
YouTube, the Mountain Goats, and Amoeba Records team up for the appropriately titled "YouTube Presents: Sessions At Amoeba Featuring The Mountain Goats" channel. Premiering Monday, each of the three YTP:SAAFTMG episodes features a performance from the Goats' in-store earlier this... CONTINUE READING NEW MOUNTAIN GOATS - "GET LONELY" (LIVE AT AMOEBA)»
Posted on August 25, 2006 in (8 comments)
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OK, not so new. But Get Lonely is out tomorrow, so get psyched with this quirky and lovely video. From the press release:If The Sunset Tree (which chronicled the fraught, violent relationship between Darnielle and his stepfather) derived its power... CONTINUE READING NEW MOUNTAIN GOATS VIDEO - "WOKE UP NEW"»
Posted on August 21, 2006 in (13 comments)
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Must ... get ... tickets ... Revenge Of The Book Eaters Beacon Theater, NYC 8/23 Sufjan Stevens David Byrne Jon Stewart John Roderick Dave Eggers Sarah Vowell John Hodgman + Special Guests It's the first in a six concert series... CONTINUE READING SUFJAN STEVENS, DAVID BYRNE, JON STEWART ROCK FOR LITERACY»
Posted on July 12, 2006 (15 comments)
Tags: David Byrne | Death Cab For Cutie | Jenny Lewis | Patton Oswalt | Sufjan Stevens | The Long Winters | The Mountain Goats
That "Do They Know It's Hallowe'en?" video got Lindsay quoting my favorite Mr. Show sketch, "Monster Parties: Fact or Fiction."Dracula ... The Wolfman ... The Mummy ... Would these monsters ever assemble as a group in a party setting, to... CONTINUE READING DO WE KNOW IT'S HALLOWEEN?»
Posted on October 28, 2005 (19 comments)
Tags: Grizzly Bear | The Mountain Goats | Trailer Trash Tracys | Wavves
Pirate enthusiast and rejected Real Worlder Dave Eggers persuaded Stereogum's favorite nü-folkies to cover each other's songs for the Believer bard's new compilation CD. Free with the June issue... 01 The Decemberists - "Bridges & Balloons" by Joanna Newsom 02... CONTINUE READING MCSWEENEY'S MIX: MAY CAUSE DROWSINESS»
Posted on May 12, 2005 (16 comments)
Tags: Devendra Banhart | Spoon | The Mountain Goats | Wolf Parade
By request... The Shins - "Strange Powers (Live In Toronto 4/17/05)" (MP3) You can read Frank's review of that Kool Haus show at Chromewaves. While you're there, download another cool cover: Mountain Goats' acoustic take on "The Boys Are Back... CONTINUE READING THE SHINS COVER MAGNETIC FIELDS»
Posted on April 26, 2005 (7 comments)
Tags: The Magnetic Fields | The Mountain Goats | The Shins
So many hott tracks rocking the portable digital music device, I've gotta share the April playlist a week early...Aimee Mann "That's How I Knew This Story Would Break My Heart" from The Forgotton Arm She loves the '70s (as promised).... CONTINUE READING STEREOGUM APRIL JUKEBOX»
Posted on March 25, 2005 (61 comments)
Tags: Clap Your Hands Say Yeah | Feist | Kelly Clarkson | The Mountain Goats
