THE MOUNTAIN GOATS, MIDTOWN DICKENS ( Aladdin Theater , 3017 SE Milwaukie) Over a lengthening and ever-impressive career, John Darnielle has proved himself one of today's absolutely vital songwriters, and his shape-shifting band the Mountain Goats has released one of its finest records to date: the splendid All Eternals Deck . Goats fans won't dare miss this show. NED LANNAMANN BLOW PONY: LESLIE HALL, CJ AND THE DOLLS, JEAU BREEDLOVE, LITTLE TOMMY BANG BANG, & MORE ( Rotture , [...]
well... it looks like i wasn't that far behind on the mountain goats music video thing... (only like 4 years)... as far as i can tell anyway, youtube and the official site only turn up 4 videos, including the 2 from yesterday (plus a cameo in aesop rock's "coffee" )... beginning with the sunset tree , which certainly makes some sense. did i miss any? this year woke up new
The Life of the World to Come, the new and frequently heartbreaking record from the Mountain Goats, is out next Tuesday. Starting tomorrow, the Colbert Report will be streaming the album in adva... Continue reading "Mountain Goats Performance Doc Screens Sunday at Housing Works" >

Ahhh it's good to hear that John Darnielle and the Mountain Goats are up and running again. Look out for the seemingly biblical new album The Life of the World to Come , due for release on October 6, and check out track 3 'Genesis 3:232 below. If you're in Europe or the U.S. over the next few months you might also be able to catch a gig - visit the website for futher details. Genesis 3:23 - The Mountain Goats [...]
Going into the really interesting videos that I like for some reason category here is the Mountain Goat's "Woke Up New". It is from there 2006 album Get Lonely. The band has so many albums so go check one of them out. Like this video it may not be for you.
John Darnielle et al return as the Mountain Goats prepare to release their new album, Heretic Pride, on February 19. Check out the first single, "Sax Rohmer #13 below. The record marks the band's follow up to 2006's formidable, Get Lonely, an album of massive acoustic beauty and pure lyrical greatness. The Mountain Goats play [...]
The thing about the Internets is that you can't always find what you want right away. Sometimes wayward visitors make their way to PCR, and I want to make sure they feel welcome. So inspired by an earlier post by my man Tony , I dug through my stats log (as if I don't pore over my stats daily) (actually, I don't) and found a bunch of wayard searches for information that this site doesn't necessarily provide. Today, I rectify that: //rapping weed without wrapping paper I recently and [...]
The Mountain Goats is actually John Darnielle, although, live, The Mountain Goats are John Darnielle and Peter Hughes. However, Darnielle's more important and has been The Mountain Goats ever since 1991. Snagging his name from the Screaming Jay Hawkins' song, "Big Yellow Coat," Darnielle began his longspanning musical project in Claremont, CA while attending Pitzer and working as a nurse. Sixteen years later, he now has over a dozen albums under his belt along with collaborations with the great John Vanderslice and The Bright Mountain Choir. Darnielle's voice reminds me of James Blunt's, especially on "New Monster Avenue." [...]
I will announce the winner of the 2006 Matty Album of the Year on the blog tomorrow night/early Thursday morning. For now, here are Nos. 10 through 4, with videos - be they live, promotional or fan-made: 10. My Brightest Diamond - Bring Me the Workhorse 9. Figurines - Skeleton [...]
The strings in Moon Over Goldsboro make it. Darnielle's pathetic on Half Dead (Is it wrong for a breakup album to be pathetic - or is it a prerequisite?). Woke Up New is a sing-a-long of despair. You're not yourself, but you're getting there. Jen says his voice is annoying, but she buys Christina Aguilera double albums. You could cry listening to this even if you started happy. R., with his divorce, could treasure this album or despise it. Or wallow in it. Or maybe just [...]
lonely goats U susally it's pretty easy for me to pick tracks from a new album to share with you. The Mountain Goats new album, however, is another story. There are two reason for this difficulty: 1. Every song is great. 2. Almost every song sounds almost like every other song (in a good way). While listening to their show at Pitchfork, I was struck by the power of some of these new songs. Darnielle hits [...]
Well you were wrong weren't you? You thought you were so smart rattling off 'rumoured' Big Day Out acts with a certain level of feigned authority. You were wrong, because the worst kept secret in the universe, the Red Hot Chili Peppers headlining the massive Aussie festival proved to be wrong, as they locked in a big national tour for April and not January. Dont worry, you can impress your friends still with these rumours: New Pornographers, Bloc Party, My Chemical Romance, The Knife, The Killers (Dang), Muse, Eagles Of Death Metal, Jet (Double Dang) and Gnarls Barkley. [...]
From the director of the altogether too brilliant Brick , Rian Johnson.
So, the other day, I think it was Thursday, I was just minding my own business, clicking away on the Intarwebs, and The Mountain Goats jumped out of an alley and bludgeoned me across the head with a baseball bat of awesome. I was completly broadsided by the ache and sincerity of the video for "Woke Up New." I seem to remember hearing about them just a week or so ago, but I never really followed through with it. Then this click-by mugging of my eardrums occured and I went all Stockholm Syndrome on them [...]
I knew I would miss something whilst I was ill. Namely, the video for the first single off the Mountain Goats' Get Lonely , "Woke Up New." Directed by Rian Johnson ( Brick ), it's a gorgeous little film, full of ingenious camera trickery, that compliments the song wonderfully. Also note that bassist Peter Hughes is wearing all his favorite suits therein. We approve!
Here's the video for the first single off the Mountain Goats new album, Get Lonely ! It's for the song "Woke Up New" and I think you'll all enjoy it.
I swear I've been to a mountain goats show before, but they opened for someone else and I don't recall much about their performace. After seeing their new video for Woke Up New, now I wish I had paid more attention. If I recall correctly, the show they played pulled a fairly large crowd, so hopefully they'll return soon. "Get Lonely" is every bit as assured as its predecessor, "The Sunset Tree", but the mood is entirely different. "Sunset" chronicled the fraught, violent relationship between John Darnielle and his stepfather and derived its power from [...]