Biography

The Mountain Goats is essentially lo-fi singer-songwriter John Darnielle backed by a revolving cast of musicians. Originally recording crude homemade tapes for obscure independent labels in the early 1990s, Mountain Goats records have seen increased fidelity and a maturing of songcraft and instrumentation as the years have progressed and the labels have gotten bigger. Darnielle's literate songwriting--firmly rooted in the storytelling tradition and filled with a robust cast of oddball characters and settings--has remained consistently creative since day one.

Top Tracks

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• 1 Samuel

• Azo Tle Nelli In Tlalticpac?

• Cotton

• Damn These Vampires

• Dilaudid

• Estate Sale Sign

• Ezekiek 1 And The Permanent Efficacy Of Grace

• Genesis

• Idylls Of The King

• Linda Blair Was Born Innocent

• Lion's Teeth

• Love Love Love

• Lovecraft In Brooklyn

• Maybe Sprout Wings

• New Monster Avenue

• No Children

• Oceanographer's Choice

• Palmcorder Yajna

• Prowl Great Cain

• Quetzalcoatal Is Born

• Romans

• San Bernardino

• See America Right

• The Young Thousands

• This Year

• Tianchi Lake

• Woke Up New

• You Or Your Memory

• Young Caesar 2000

Discography

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• All Eternals Deck

  Merge

  2011

• The Life of the World to Come

  4AD

  2009

• Heretic Pride

  4AD

  2008

• Get Lonely

  4AD

  2006

• The Sunset Tree

  4AD/Beggars Group / 4AD

  2005

• We Shall All Be Healed

  4AD

  2004

• Tallahassee

  4AD

  2002

• All Hail West Texas

  Emperor Jones

  2002

• The Coroner's Gambit

  Absolutely Kosher

  2000

• New Asian Cinema

  Yoyo USA

  2000

• Full Force Galesburg

  Emperor Jones

  1997

• Nothing for Juice

  3 Beads Of Sweat

  1996

• Nine Black Poppies

  Emperor Jones

  1995

• Zopilote Machine

  3 Beads Of Sweat

  1995

• Sweden

  Shrimper

  1995