The Mountain Goats are releasing a new album, Getting Into Knives, in a couple of weeks. So far, they've shared "As Many Candles As Possible" and "Get Famous." The new album doesn't, unfortunately, include the 18-second song about a teacup that John Darnielle recently posted to his Twitter account, but it does include a song…

Next month, the Mountain Goats are releasing a new album, Getting Into Knives, the project's second new album of the year following the lo-fi Songs For Pierre Chuvin that came out in April. A few weeks ago, we got its lead single, "As Many Candles As Possible," and today we're getting another new track, "Get…

The Mountain Goats already released one album this year, just not the one they had been planning. When the world went on lockdown due to COVID-19, John Darnielle busted out his faithful old boombox and quickly conceived Songs For Pierre Chauvin, a return to the Mountain Goats' roots as a lo-fi solo project. But just…

North Carolina artists are banding together to raise money for the beloved Carrboro venue Cat's Cradle. Superchunk, the Mountain Goats, Iron & Wine, Hiss Golden Messenger, and more are covering some of their favorite songs for the upcoming compilation Cover Charge: NC Artists Go Under Cover To Benefit Cat’s Cradle, with all proceeds g...