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The Mountain Goats and Bill Callahan Cover Leonard Cohen

The Leonard Cohen covers continue to pour out this week.  read more

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

Google Map of Every Location Mentioned By The Mountain Goats

The Mountain Goats are known for their intricate storytelling, but this is really mind-blowing to look at. Here, thanks to the efforts of dedicated fans (via Largehearted Boy), a Google Map has been made of every location mentioned in any Mountain Goats song ever (including the lyric quote and song where the location is mentioned). Considering that John Darnielle has been recording and touring since 1991 and released upwards of 14 studio albums (and countless EPs), this was no easy task. If you’re a Mountain Goats fan, this could really do some damage to the productivity of your work day....  read more

10 Great Band Blogs

Some artists take advantage of their literary chops by posting everything from poetry to food commentary, while others use Tumblr to share photos, live sets and spontaneous videos.  read more

Watch The Mountain Goats Play with The Hold Steady's Craig Finn

Via Consequence of Sound: On Monday night, Craig Finn of The Hold Steady joined The Mountain Goats for a performance of “This Year” off the Goats’ album, The Sunset Tree....  read more

This Week's New Album Releases (3/29/11)

Each week we highlight notable album releases we care about. This week’s baker’s dozen is packed with good music including the latest from Those Darlins, Southeast Engine, Mountain Goats and Peter, Bjorn and John....  read more

The Mountain Goats: All Eternals Deck

On any Mountain Goats record, John Darnielle’s unflinchingly elegant lyrical turns of phrase are all but given. On All Eternals Deck, the first Goats effort for Merge, they are also packaged in effortlessly clean trappings, culminating in the album’s gorgeous centerpiece....  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

A Dozen March Albums Worth Checking Out

It's the third month of the year...  read more

Watch The Mountain Goats on Letterman

The Mountain Goats took to The Late Show with David Letterman last night to perform a song, “Birth of Serpents,” from their forthcoming LP, All Eternals Deck....  read more