the Mountain Goats

Mandolin Orange and Hiss Golden Messenger support new North Carolina fundraiser compilaton

July 31, 2020 Mark Whitfield 0

If you were going to rank US states for their contribution to music over the years, North Carolina would be right up there and for fifty years, Carrboro’s live venue Cat’s Cradle has been at the […]

The Mountain Goats “In League With Dragons” (Merge Records, 2019)

June 3, 2019 Paul Kerr 0

Do folk still make rock operas in the 21st century? Seems like it as The Mountain Goats’ John Darnielle says that ‘In League With Dragons’ was originally supposed to be a series of songs about a […]

The Mountain Goats return, In League with Dragons!

January 30, 2019 Mark Whitfield 1

The Mountain Goats, our favourite band to be named after animals since, er, The Animals, have announced their return with a new album called ‘In League With Dragons’ which is due April 26th on Merge. The […]

The Mountain Goats “Goths” (Merge, 2017)

July 26, 2017 David Cowling 0

Whatever concept inspires John Darnielle is almost incidental to the progress that he has made as a writer and performer. The last record was predicated on the sad tawdry circus of wrestling and this one on […]

Listen to the Mountain Goats’ new album, Goths

May 16, 2017 Paul Kerr 0

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 […]