Well that’s it for us for another week dear reader as we head into the long weekend (if you’re in the US and wondering why you don’t get Good Friday off, it’s a good question – come the revolution you’ll get *every* Friday off). There’s lots of good new music to sink your teeth into over the weekend including gigs around the country from the likes of Gretchen Peters, William Crighton, Ferris & Sylvester (whose new album received one of our magical rare 10s earlier today) and Kurt Vile among others. In the meantime, we leave you with a topical Easter classic from California’s Mountain Goats. Have a good one – see you on Tuesday.
John Darnielle's the Mountain Goats release their latest album Goths on May 19th. NPR are streaming it from today and you can listen to it here. For their 16th full-length album, Darnielle takes a conceptual detour. As its title suggests, it's about growing up goth — about establishing a place for…
This new song from the Mountain Goats is taken from the upcoming album 'Dark in Here', which is due out 25th June and was recorded at the legendary FAME studios. 'Mobile' features both Spooner Oldham on electric piano and Will McFarlane on guitar. Mountain Goats bass player Peter Hughes explained…
Taken from the new album 'Dark in Here', out on June 25th, 'The Slow Parts on Death Metal Albums' is an autobiographical tale. Mountain Goats' bass player Peter Hughes spills the beans: "John Darnielle concedes that 'The Slow Parts on Death Metal Albums' is an autobiographical one. While the lines,…
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