Want a New Mountain Goats Song? Donate to John Darnielle’s Bowling Team Abortion Charity

If you’re John Darnielle, and you want to raise money for the National Abortion Access Bowl-A-Thon (a group that organizes bowling events to raise money for abortion providers), how do you play it? Well, first you ask for donations on Twitter. Then, if that doesn’t work, you get serious and offer to release a new song, “Wizard Level,” as an incentive. This is a story best told through tweets:

if you feel like doing something for my birthday please support my bowling team. https://t.co/wCdixMzcEz@NCAbortionFund every bit helps!

— The Mountain Goats (@mountain_goats) March 16, 2016

ok I got a birthday deal for you here. here’s screenshot of an idea I was working on I think last summer. pic.twitter.com/2ghdLS7gaq

— The Mountain Goats (@mountain_goats) March 16, 2016

it’s an acapella song. the idea here was an acapella-with-harmonies album. but practical concerns interfere when you get an idea like that

— The Mountain Goats (@mountain_goats) March 16, 2016

(practical concerns like “how will I adequately thank the 75 people who are stoked for the acapella album?”)

— The Mountain Goats (@mountain_goats) March 16, 2016

but it’s a nice lyric and a nice melody. it’s sad and lonesome Mountain Goats, not yelling Mountain Goats.

— The Mountain Goats (@mountain_goats) March 16, 2016

so here’s my offer. get my bowling team to 4k today, my birthday, and I’ll track the song today and give it away for free.

— The Mountain Goats (@mountain_goats) March 16, 2016

that bowling team page again: https://t.co/wCdixMzcEz

— The Mountain Goats (@mountain_goats) March 16, 2016

I’ll be doing all the harmonies myself, so it won’t be as good as it would if @djperry1973 would just move to Durham already

— The Mountain Goats (@mountain_goats) March 16, 2016

So, how’s that going for him? Check out the latest screenshot:

Not bad, considering he posted his original tweets about two hours ago. Rejoice, Mountain Goats fans, because you’re probably getting a new song, and it’s called “Wizard Level.” Donate here if you want to help them cross the line.