The Mountain Goats Find New Sonic Inspiration on ‘Getting Into Knives’
John Darnielle explores new sounds on his 19th studio album as the Mountain Goats—and creates his best record in years with Getting Into Knives.
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The 100 Best Albums of the 2000s: 80-61
In this next segment of PopMatters' look back on the music of the 2000s, we examine works by British electronic pioneers, Americana legends, and Armenian metal provocateurs.
The 80 Best Albums of 2015
Travel back five years ago when the release calendar was rife with stellar albums. 2015 offered such an embarrassment of musical riches, that we selected 80 albums as best of the year.
The 50 Best Songs of 2009
As part of PopMatters’ 20th anniversary, we are revisiting classic features. Travel back in time a decade ago to 2009, when indie rock was in its full ascendency,and hear the songs that soundtracked the era.
The 60 Best Albums of 2009
PopMatters turns 20 years old this October and we're beginning to celebrate our history by taking you back in time a decade ago. Obama was in the White House and the musical times were very good indeed. Revisit 2009 through its best albums.
The Mountain Goats Get Fantastic(al) for ‘In League with Dragons’
The Mountain Goats create a complex and vibrant album that moves between worlds with In League with Dragons.
The Best Indie Rock of 2017
The indie rock genre is wide and unwieldy, but the musicians selected here share an awareness of one's place on the cultural-historical timeline.
John Darnielle’s ‘Universal Harvester’ Holds a Mystery Within a Mystery
Universal Harvester isn't what it looks like, but part of the fun and force come in finding out what it really, maybe is.
The Mountain Goats Turn a Concert Into a Celebration of Survival
Sharing good times to help get through the bad with the Mountain Goats.
Fact and Fiction: The Mountain Goats’ John Darnielle on Wrestling and the Creative Process
The prolific songwriter and now acclaimed author John Darnielle tells PopMatters how he created his wrestling-themed album Beat the Champ, what he calls the Mountain Goats' "most musically interesting record by a country mile".
Human Interaction Is Nailed Down in ‘Wolf In White Van’
John Darnielle's debut novel is an exploration of self-reliance, pain, and acceptance. Isn't that enough?