While reading A Chronicle of the Last Pagans by Pierre Chuvin, John Darnielle wrote one song a day for ten days. He recorded these songs on a boombox whose clickings had rendered it nearly unusable until he placed it on its side, when it would record with limited background noise. This is the first tape of this type by the Mountain Goats since 2002's All Hail West Texas, and while it is available digitally via the band's Bandcamp page, it was only released physically in a few limited-run cassette runs. According to the band's Bandcamp, the tape was "Recorded Ma… read more
While reading A Chronicle of the Last Pagans by Pierre Chuvin, John Darnielle wrote one song a day for ten days. He recorded these songs on a boombo… read more
While reading A Chronicle of the Last Pagans by Pierre Chuvin, John Darnielle wrote one song a day for ten days. He recorded these songs on a boombox whose clickings had rendered it nea… read more
The Mountain Goats are an American band formed in Claremont, California, by singer-songwriter John Darnielle. The band is currently based in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. For many years, the sole member of the Mountain Goats was Darnielle, despite the plural moniker. The Mountain Goats are, for all practical purposes, the endlessly clever and prolific John Darnielle and whatever musicians he surrounds himself with, which means that while the soundscape may change from project to project, the overall tone and feel of Darnielle's work remains remarkably consistent. At his best, he… read more
The Mountain Goats are an American band formed in Claremont, California, by singer-songwriter John Darnielle. The band is currently based in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. For many years, the… read more
The Mountain Goats are an American band formed in Claremont, California, by singer-songwriter John Darnielle. The band is currently based in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. For many years, the sole member of the Mountain Goats was Darniel… read more