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The Mountain Goats are an American, Durham, North Carolina–based band, led by American singer-songwriter John Darnielle. Darnielle began recording in 1991, and is known for his highly literate lyrics and (until 2002) his lo-fi recording style. [ 1 ]
The band's name is a reference to the Screamin' Jay Hawkins song "Yellow Coat". [3] Darnielle released his first recording as the Mountain Goats (Taboo VI: The Homecoming, on Shrimper Records) in 1991. [3]
Songs for Pierre Chuvin is the eighteenth studio album by the Mountain Goats, released on April 10, 2020. [1] It is the first album since 2002's All Hail West Texas to feature only the band's frontman, John Darnielle, as well as the first since then to be recorded entirely on a boombox.
Goths is the sixteenth studio album by the Mountain Goats, released on May 19, 2017, on Merge Records. [1] [2] [3] The band has stated that Goths was inspired by an adolescence listening to The Cure, Bauhaus, Siouxsie and the Banshees, and Joy Division, as well as hearing songs on the radio station KROQ-FM. [4]
Getting Into Knives is the nineteenth studio album by indie folk band the Mountain Goats, released on October 23, 2020, [7] through Merge Records. [8] [2] The album was recorded in March 2020 over six days at Sam Philips Recording in Memphis, in the same room where psychobilly band the Cramps tracked their 1980 debut album Songs the Lord Taught Us. [9]
But suddenly, the song that contains it, “No Children,” has turned from a fans-only cult hit to a favorite among millions of new listeners. ... “I hope you die” is a line that Mountain ...
"No Children" has become a staple of Mountain Goats sets, often with the audience singing along. In 2018, the song was covered live by Julien Baker; Darnielle said that this was "the best version of the song," praising her tenderness.
Ghana is third in a three-part series of compilations of songs by The Mountain Goats that have appeared on various releases. It is preceded by Protein Source of the Future...Now! , and Bitter Melon Farm .