morning folks! we’re continuing our journey through the Mountain Goats discography with The Coroner’s Gambit, released in 2000. i dig Jaipur as an opener. it’s got an almost threateningly measured pace to it, and i think the chorus here works[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
morning folks! we’re gonna be checking out the second of the compilation records put out to cover early Mountain Goats material, Protein Source of the Future… Now! this compilation, along with Protein Source of the Future… Now!, were originally released[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
morning folks! we’re gonna be checking out the first of the compilation records put out to cover early Mountain Goats material, Protein Source of the Future… Now! this compilation, along with Bitter Melon Farm, were originally released in 1999 with Ajax[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
morning folks! we’re gonna be checking out a short entry in the Mountain Goats discography – it’s 1998’s EP, New Asian Cinema. Cao Dai Blowout is an interesting song, the first literal haunting we’ve gotten. i like it. Korean Bird[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
morning folks! we’re gonna be checking out the next album in the Mountain Goats Discography today, Full Force Galesburg, from 1997. New Britain kicks off the record – does an interesting little shift in the guitar chords here. a very[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
morning folks! we’re back today with the next Mountain Goats album, Nothing For Juice, released in 1996. Then the Letting Go is the opening track, and even as short as it is it’s an incredibly strong opener. really dig the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
morning folks! we’re back today with the next Mountain Goats EP – it’s Nine Black Poppies, released in 1995. let’s dig in! okay straight up they absolutely play their best card first – Cubs In Five is a great song[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
morning folks! we’re back on intended schedule with the next album in our discography review – The Mountain Goat’s second full studio album, Sweden, released in 1995. let’s check it out! The Recognition Scene continues to prove that Darnielle knows[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
morning folks! extra bonus update today because i missed the EPs when i was plotting out this discography, and that means i was skipping over this 1994 EP, Beautiful Rat Sunset. it was short enough that i figured i’d go[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
morning folks! this week we are beginning a discography that i am no stranger to – The Mountain Goats. the story of the Mountain Goats begins well before our first entry today, as John Darnielle, the founding and central member[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…