Tip: want a free iTunes gift certificate? or maybe a 1 yr subscription to Rolling Stone? Click here to learn more! |
The Mountain Goats leader John Darnielle is a man with fascinating musical tastes -- he's really into death metal and Amy Grant and Dionne Warwick -- and the ability to talk and write about those tastes with searing precision. He's one of our great songwriters, and the Mountain Goats don't really do that many covers,…
Comments
Related Articles
Barenaked Ladies: Mountain Goats Do Solo Tour, Barenaked Ladies Cruise
submitted by Nick Jan 26th 2009 08:01 pm (www.pitchforkmedia.com)
Photo by Jason BergmanThe biggest Mountain Goats fan I know, Pitchfork contributor Zach Baron, is also the guy I know who gets the most pissed off whenever lead Goat John Darnielle adds another layer of orchestration to his songs. The Mountain Goats started out as just Darnielle, recording innumerable limited-edition cassette-only EPs on his boo...
0 comments |
Rock |
0 fans|
email this |
0 votes | 233 clicks |
add artist to favs
Beck: Video: Beck and Jay Reatard: "Gamma Ray" (Live in L.A.)
submitted by Nick Nov 14th 2008 04:00 pm (www.pitchforkmedia.com)
Joining a better-known performer on stage to help sing one of their songs can be a risky move when you don't know all the words. Just ask Art Brut's Eddie Argos, who joined the Mountain Goats onstage during a London show about a year ago. "I'd forgotten that when I was drunk on the Hold Steady tour in the U.S. that I'd told John I'd sing 'The Be...
0 comments |
Alternative |
3 fans|
email this |
0 votes | 212 clicks |
add artist to favs
The Mountain Goats: / and Kaki King: Satanic Messiah EP / Black Pear Tree EP
submitted by Nick Oct 20th 2008 10:00 am (www.pitchforkmedia.com)
Two new EPs offer John Darnielle in ways we've never heard him before: with distinct, independent supporting actors (the pointillistic, vivid guitar work of Kaki King); and solo, with piano.read more
0 comments |
Indie |
0 fans|
email this |
0 votes | 165 clicks |
add artist to favs
Bright Eyes: Pornos, Lekman, Caribou Join Merge Box
submitted by Nick Oct 16th 2008 10:00 pm (www.pitchforkmedia.com)
SCORE!? You can say that again. The brass at Merge Records have revealed quite a few more of the folks laying covers and remixes of their favorite Merge catalog classics on subscribers to the label's 20th anniversary SCORE! box set series-- which, to recap, is due to include 14 celeb-curated comps of Merge favorites, a covers disc, a remix colle...
0 comments |
Indie |
2 fans|
email this |
0 votes | 300 clicks |
add artist to favs
The Mountain Goats: Satanic Messiah Can Be Yours For $6.66
submitted by Nick Oct 11th 2008 12:00 am (stereogum.com)
Actually, you have three pricing options, but "devotee level" is the most appealing from a Satanic standpoint (go less for "congregant level," gets you "acolyte"). The four-song EP exists in physical form as a double 7" limited to 666 copies. You'll only find it at Mountain Goats live shows, but the download, just below Aeron Alfrey's fiery art...
0 comments |
Indie |
0 fans|
email this |
0 votes | 236 clicks |
add artist to favs
<< Previous4567891011121314next >>
Popular News this week
Justice: Regional Justice C...
0 votes - 8 clicks - 0 comments
0 votes - 8 clicks - 0 comments
The Killers: cover The Ston...
0 votes - 8 clicks - 0 comments
0 votes - 8 clicks - 0 comments
Prince: William celebrates ...
0 votes - 8 clicks - 0 comments
0 votes - 8 clicks - 0 comments
Interpol: apologise for ina...
0 votes - 5 clicks - 0 comments
0 votes - 5 clicks - 0 comments
Taylor Swift: Watch Taylor ...
0 votes - 5 clicks - 0 comments
0 votes - 5 clicks - 0 comments
Adam Lambert: says he and Q...
0 votes - 5 clicks - 0 comments
0 votes - 5 clicks - 0 comments
Third Eye Blind: Watch Thir...
0 votes - 5 clicks - 0 comments
0 votes - 5 clicks - 0 comments
M.I.A.: Launched A Clothing...
0 votes - 5 clicks - 0 comments
0 votes - 5 clicks - 0 comments
The Killers: Watch The Cov...
0 votes - 5 clicks - 0 comments
0 votes - 5 clicks - 0 comments
Justin Timberlake: Arrested...
0 votes - 4 clicks - 0 comments
0 votes - 4 clicks - 0 comments
Random Statistic
neophyte is the all-time top commenter, having posted 40 comments on the site
New People on Oversome!