The last of the "all-home-recordings albums" by The Mountain Goats and the only one about which that claim is true, All Hail West Texas was originally released as a free-standing compact disc on the... more

Double vinyl LP pressing include digital download. 2015 release from the veteran indie folk band led by John Darnielle. “Beat the Champ is about professional wrestling, which was an avenue of escape... more

The general musical framework within which The Mountain Goats have worked for ten-plus years has been acoustic guitar, bass, and voice. The lyrics are central to the whole enterprise. Many of the... more

The Mountain Goats are a trio from the mid-Atlantic and points north, helmed by John Darnielle ("one of America's most startling lyricist/poets" -Boston Herald) and kept honest by Peter Hughes and... more

Originally released in October 2000, The Coroner's Gambit finds John Darnielle between physical and sonic spaces, five of it's sixteen songs recorded in Simon Joyner's Omaha, Nebraska, studio, five... more

The last of the "all-home-recordings albums" by The Mountain Goats and the only one about which that claim is true, All Hail West Texas was originally released as a free-standing compact disc on the... more

Vinyl LP pressing incudes digital download. From Peter Hughes of The Mountain Goats: "The theme this time around is goth, a subject closer to my heart perhaps than that of any Mountain Goats album... more

John Darnielle's songs have always dwelled on one or a combination of five subjects, relationship conflicts, flood, water, pre-Colombian Mexico mythology and talking animals. This record conjures... more

Originally released in October 2000, The Coroner's Gambit finds John Darnielle between physical and sonic spaces, five of it's sixteen songs recorded in Simon Joyner's Omaha, Nebraska, studio, five... more

Double yellow colored vinyl LP pressing in gatefold jacket. Includes digital download. Bleed Out is all pent-up energy and explosion, executed by a bunch of friends who were mainly happy to be in a... more

At last it can be told: the story of how, when The Mountain Goats got together in early March, 2020, it was to make not one album, but two. The idea this time around was to work with Matt Ross-Spang,... more

Tallahassee - The Mountain Goats - Tallahassee is completely devoted to two of Darnielle's recurring characters, a married couple constantly on the edge of divorce. As such, the lyrics tend to focus... more

Vinyl LP pressing including download. 2012 release from the Indie Rock group. Transcendental Youth is full of songs about people who madly, stupidly, blessedly won't stop surviving, no matter who... more

2012 release from the Indie Rock group. Transcendental Youth is full of songs about people who madly, stupidly, blessedly won't stop surviving, no matter who gives up on them.

Stuck home during the pandemic, the Mountain Goats' John Darnielle dug out the old boombox on which he recorded the band's early lo-fi recordings and gave his fans something to savor during the... more

Double vinyl LP pressing in gatefold jacket. Includes digital download. 2019 release. The Mountain Goats are John Darnielle, Peter Hughes, Jon Wurster, and Matt Douglas. They have been making music... more

Mountain Goats LP Bundle you get two vinyl LP Titles from the Mountain Goats. You get "I Only Listen to the Mountain Goats: All Hail West Texas" and you get "All Hail West Texas" | I ONLY LISTEN TO... more

2021 release. At last, it can be told: the story of how, when The Mountain Goats got together in early March, 2020, it was to make not one album, but two. The idea this time around was to work with... more

Beyond-legendary Memphis studio Sam Phillips Recording didn't just host rock 'n' roll trailblazers and blues giants. It's also the same room where the Cramps recorded their 1980 debut, and now John... more

From Peter Hughes of The Mountain Goats: "The theme this time around is goth, a subject closer to my heart perhaps than that of any Mountain Goats album previous. And while John writes the songs, as... more

The Mountain Goats' new album is called ALL ETERNALS DECK. The title refers to an apocryphal tarot deck. The band approached recording sessions for All Eternals Deck as commando raids on multiple... more

Jenny from Thebes began it's life as many albums by The Mountain Goats do, with John Darnielle playing the piano until a lyric emerged. That lyric, "Jenny was a warrior / Jenny was a thief / Jenny... more

Bleed Out is all pent-up energy and explosion, executed by a bunch of friends who were mainly happy to be in a room together making loud noises. In January 2021, just weeks after Darnielle had... more

Beyond-legendary Memphis studio Sam Phillips Recording didn't just host rock 'n' roll trailblazers and blues giants. It's also the same room where the Cramps recorded their 1980 debut, and now John... more

2019 release. The Mountain Goats are John Darnielle, Peter Hughes, Jon Wurster, and Matt Douglas. They have been making music together as a quartet for several years. Three of them live in North... more