The Mountain Goats

I love "Abandoned Flesh" so much

On one background listen, this sounds like a 70s smooth pop record about 80s goth rock, which is definitely interesting. Even streaming, the arrangements and recording sound really good.

everything J0hn D has written in praise of Steely Dan culminates in the horn arrangement for "Paid in Cocaine."

otm

I would drop "Unicorn" and couple others, but some of this is growing on me. "Abandoned Flesh" is pure ILM catnip.

My wife got her vinyl copy in the mail yesterday, the packaging is gorgeous and the bonus 12" of dark ambient reworkings of tunes is certainly interesting, not to damn it with faint praise

this is so fun. i guess the last one was too

"paid in cocaine" sounds straight off of Gaucho

I like the new single. Doesn't sound like Alan Alda at all.

Very summery!

Lush.

a long, long time ago tmg played 'california song' at lee's palace in toronto. it's a deep cut; my ex's favorite. her tears were exalted. there's no way you can hope for that to happen and then have it happen.

for me, when he stepped up and over the monitors and drove 'against pollution' home (with this young band, prayers and tears...) well, it shot me in the face.
i can't wait to get the new one.

This is fucking awesome.

Is it ridiculous to say it's John's Kaputt?

DJP - awesome vocal arrangement on the opener.

Is it ridiculous to say it's John's Kaputt?

ha, a friend posed this exact question to me yesterday

what did you answer?

MY GOD WHAT HAVE I DONE

:D

this is a picture of the mountain goats with cindy wilson of the B-52's onstage, singing "this year." soooooo stoked https://t.co/d1nzrp2GbZ

— The Mountain Goats (@mountain_goats) May 23, 2017

You GUYS.

well damn

Nice.

Fuck this guy.

http://www.nightvalepresents.com/ionlylistentothemountaingoats

that could be cool! nightvale guy is a mensch

quite tempted by JD's novel reading next week too, might do that instead of the music this year. or as well. idk haha

The songs will be available on Vinyl after the last episode of the podcast:

https://www.mergerecords.com/i-only-listen-to-the-mountain-goats-ahwt

Though presumably on filesharing long before that, unless they're literally being recorded the day of the podcast?

If I consider Nightvale to be borderline unlistenablely smug, is the new podcast going to do anything for me?

So that I am not just pissing on everything: this cover rules

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9YjojE-4sU

I have tickets to the show on the 11th, I'm well excited!

Though presumably on filesharing long before that, unless they're literally being recorded the day of the podcast?

They're available legally in digital forms long before that - the Laura Jane Grace one came out before the podcast.

I'm seeing them on the 11th too. Can't wait!

Also: new tracks! https://themountaingoats.bandcamp.com/album/marsh-witch-visions

I will be along this evening too, though I'll be waiting for my girlfriend to get off a train from Glasgow - anyone interested in a pint before heading in?

Update: the whole 'train from Glasgow' didn't go so well, would anyone have use of two gratis tickets?

I'm hearing worrying reports that this was fucking awesome :)

It was! Me and the girlfriend had a really long two days before for work though so i had to deal with her being moany and tired for a band she doesn't really know, so that put a bit of a downer on the night. I was really happy to hear a cracking version of Get Lonely

Aw! My girl had been up to Glasgow for a job interview and then back down, and the trains were playing silly buggers, so she'd been 12 hours on the track by the time she got back in at 8:30 - we just had a curry and went home, we figured it was what Andrew Eldritch would have done.

These last two albums have not really worked for me, I gotta say. A couple good tracks on both, but Goths particularly is some strange ass elevator music

luv2ride the ass elevator

There's a new round of dates including TO in April - I'm curious but tix are a little steep for me. It'll come down to who's opening, I think.

Newest episode of the podcast has Craig Finn on it.

This seems to be finished up:

https://themountaingoats.bandcamp.com/album/i-only-listen-to-the-mountain-goats-all-hail-west-texas

Also, sounding Brad klaxons for these two tweets:

other bands: hey let's go see the sights in this cool city! me, in the bus, alone: pic.twitter.com/taYDi8nQNh

— The Mountain Goats (@mountain_goats) April 15, 2018

backstage corrupting the youth pic.twitter.com/JVNNLtHTyk

— The Mountain Goats (@mountain_goats) April 15, 2018

A+

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5s67nIqv0XE

:D

v pumped to see them live for the first time in santa fe this sept

Haven't listened yet (at work).

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/hear-the-mountain-goats-tribute-to-wrestler-sasha-banks-w521694

hah

https://aquariumdrunkard.com/2018/08/29/the-lagniappe-sessions-mountain-goats/

oh man, "blood bank"!

i love that "blood bank" is a song that two of my favorite lyricists love (the other being stephan jenkins)

So I was thrilled when @mountain_goats mentioned a membership card but this??? This fucking masterpiece??? pic.twitter.com/8EQOuV6fYW

— mary (@marfybarpes) August 31, 2018

ok that's pretty good lol