Representing different, but intertwining sections of my life/record collection, Mountain Goats and Jawbreaker cassettes got a lot of wear in my teenage boombox. They’ve come together magically via AV Club’s Undercover series. Makes perfect sense. Darnielle & Co. tackle “Boxcar” from 1994&#8242...

AP - The Mountain Goats, "All Eternals Deck" (Merge)

Last night the Mountain Goats debuted “Birth Of Serpents,” one of the Erik Rutan-produced songs from the forthcoming All Eternals Deck. I spoke with John Darnielle a day earlier and he talked about being excited to possibly meet Hank Aaron, another guest on yesterday’s show. Judging from a couple of tweets, the expe...

When the Mountain Goats announced All Eternals Deck most folks focused on the fact that tr00 metal fan John Darnielle had death metal legend Erik Rutan (Morbid Angel, Hate Eternal) on hand to produce four of the 13 tracks. To the point that people assumed Darnielle was, in fact, planning to release a DM album. [...]

“Tyler Lambert’s Grave,” referencing Dana Plato’s son who killed himself in May, won’t appear on the Mountain Goats forthcoming Erik Rutan & Co.-helmed All Eternals Deck. It’s a “Twitter Reward Bonus” and, in the spirit of such a reward, John Darnielle passed...