the Mountain Goats

Something for the long weekend: The Mountain Goats “Cry For Judas”

April 14, 2022 Mark Whitfield 0

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 – […]

Ceretana “Failing East'”

March 7, 2022 Emily Dongray 0

Clear musical promise abounds in this second album of friendship and nostalgia. Flying under the radar until now, Ceretana is Marty Moran and Chris Mignanelli, a music teacher and a poet who met while studying overseas […]

The Mountain Goats “Dark in Here”

July 20, 2021 Sean Hannam 0

John Darnielle’s indie-folkers get soulful in the Deep South for their twentieth studio album – dark, intimate, cinematic and seriously impressive. For a bunch of musicians working on their latest album just as COVID-19 took hold, […]

Mountain Goats “The Slow Parts On Death Metal Albums” – Listen

May 12, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0

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 Mountain Goats “Mobile” – Listen

April 26, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0

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 […]

For The Sake Of The Song: Willie Nelson “Seven Spanish Angels”

August 10, 2026 1

Seven Spanish Angels is a song which encapsulates a full range of americana imagery – doomed love, defiance, outlaws, faith, mystery and death – all set in an undescribed location that calls up the settings for […]

Chris Pierce “Songs for the Heavy Hearted”

August 10, 2026 0

A moving, beautifully crafted collection of songs that refuses to surrender compassion in a fractured world. Chris Pierce has always possessed one of the finest voices in americana, capable of conveying tenderness, conviction and quiet resilience […]

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