Wednesday, March 30 2011
The Mountain Goats: All Eternals Deck
The ever-prolific and always compelling John Darnielle returns with another batch of songs haunted in ways both literal and metaphorical.
Thursday, October 21 2010
The Extra Lens: Undercard
Franklin Bruno proves himself an integral part of this collaboration with John Darnielle of the Mountain Goats.
Friday, March 5 2010
Various Artists: Stroke: Songs for Chris Knox
Jeff Mangum, Yo La Tengo, Will Oldham, Stephin Merritt, the Mountain Goats, the late Jay Reatard, and dozens more pay tribute to one of the best songwriters no one has ever heard of -- and what a joy it is to listen to.
Friday, April 18 2008
Into the Void: John Darnielle on Sabbath, Extreme Metal, and Indie Rock
Begrand dives into metal fandom with the Mountain Goats' John Darnielle, who discusses the Mighty Riff, the uneasy relationship between indie and metal camps, and the life experiences behind his new book on Black Sabbath's Master of Reality.
Tuesday, February 19 2008
The Mountain Goats: Heretic Pride
John Darnielle has always been excitable, but on Heretic Pride he busts at the seams, giving us a record as infectiously frantic as it is dark and brooding.
Thursday, January 11 2007
Searching for John Darnielle
The details of the Mountain Goats leader's life remain surprisingly vague for a confessional singer-songwriter.
Thursday, August 24 2006
The Mountain Goats: Get Lonely
Do goats get lonely? John Darnielle attempts to explain on the latest bucket drawn from his bottomless song well.
Monday, April 18 2005
The Mountain Goats: The Sunset Tree
John Darnielle tears into his past and paws through the bloody remains, creating a powerful set of songs from the viscera.
Tuesday, July 27 2004
The Mountain Goats: We Shall All Be Healed
Mountain Goats have just added a further chapter in an ongoing saga of (micro) relationships examined against a backdrop of (macro) global concern, We Shall All Be Healed being the most explicit yet.
