It's another bandcamp Friday, which means more goodies in a year that's had lots of unpleasantness as well. This time it's news of the third new Mountain Goats release of 2020.
The John Darnielle-fronted group performed a livestream event earlier this year and now those 36 songs are be released as The Jordan Lake Sessions: Volumes 1 and 2. The release is exclusive to bandcamp today but will be on other digital services later.
The Mountain Goats have made an action movie. Bleed Out is a concept album of sorts, made in a distinctly Mountain Goats way. Basically, ringleader John Darnielle wrote the record while watching movies: pausing and taking notes, so the lyrics aren’t just about familiar plotlines, but the full scope of cinematic storytelling. That info all comes in the press release, but it’s … Read more
After hearing The Sunset Tree, I was certain that John Darnielle was incapable of writing songs that even hint at happiness. Hope is abundant, but joy is absent. His songs are stories of lives endured. Each album is an anthology of damaged characters trying to survive unfortunate circumstances. Heretic Pride makes that leap from hope to joy, the overall mood … Read more
As any lover of lo-fi already knows, the complexity of The Mountain Goats' John Darnielle and his work is vast. He records every album on a living room boombox, has a large backup band despite a very small amount of accompaniment on any given record, and has a penchant for weird lyrics of which he is the only person who … Read more
Hollie Cook delivers her take on lover’s rock with cool, sultry, well-crafted memorable songs. Tropical Pop probably captures the essence of her approach with her sunny disposition and possible newfound title of “The Queen of Modern-Day Lovers' Rock.” Happy Hour is amongst us now. Drink Up. The time to rejoice and … Read more
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