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Featured Download: The Mountain Goats - "Thucydides II-58"

John Darnielle just never slows down. After recently becoming a father, the 44-year old singer/songwriter has now released a new song called "Thucydides II-58". Longtime fans will probably be happy to hear the band returning to a lo-fi acoustic folk sound with their recent records having been experiments with larger instrumentation and higher fidelity.  read more

The Mountain Goats Reveal Summer Tour Dates

After releasing All Eternals Deck this past March, poignant storytellers The Mountain Goats will continue to tour around North America this summer in support of their lastest record. John Darnielle and company will start off the set of shows in Minneapolis, Minn. on June 14, traveling across the U.S. and Canada before ending with a set at Lollapalooza in early August. Check out the full set of dates below....  read more

John Darnielle Covers Joe Hill In Support Of Wisconsin Protestors

Looks like Steve Earle isn’t the only one standing behind unions’ rights: Once a union member himself, The Mountain Goats frontman John Darnielle has decided to lend his voice to support the current plight of Wisconsin public servants, covering protest-folk legend Joe Hill’s “Power In A Union.” He posted the video on his Vimeo account, stating:...  read more

New Mountain Goats Album Gets Name, Label, Release Date

Update: According to a press release, the new Mountain Goats album, which is the band’s Merge Records debut, will be called All Eternals Deck. It drops March 29. — Today, John Darnielle of The Mountain Goats took to his account to announce a new album (and work in a pretty sweet Halloween reference)....  read more

John Darnielle to Perform at San Francisco International Film Festival

The lead Mountain Goat will perform a score for 1919 silent film, Sir Arne's Treasure...  read more

Watch Superchunk's Video for "Digging for Something"

American indie rock staples Superchunk unveil their first video in nearly a decade....  read more

Merge Signs The Mountain Goats, The Extra Lens

This just might be the heyday of North-Carolina-based label Merge Records, with a roster that includes recent releases by Arcade Fire, Spoon, She & Him and Caribou, and a promising list of upcoming releases including those by Fucked Up and Superchunk. Now, the label has added two of John Darnielle’s projects, The Mountain Goats and The Extra Lens (formerly The Extra Glenns)....  read more

Ten Places I Would Like to Visit, Expressed In Mountain Goats Songs

John Darnielle has been places, and he writes songs about them!  read more

Catching Up With... The Mountain Goats

John Darnielle, the creative force behind the legendary folk act The Mountain Goats, is about as agnostic as they come, so many an eyebrow was raised at the news that...  read more

Confess With Thy Mouth: Mountain Goats Frontman Grapples With Faith

John Darnielle is almost certain there is no God, but he can’t quite count himself as a nonbeliever...  read more