Sincere, specific and smart as hell, John Darnielle is the prolific singer-songwriter who's been releasing music as the Mountain Goats since 1991 — first solo, then with other musicians like long-time ...

People have been listing their ten favorite Grateful Dead songs on Bluesky, following a post from @inthefade, and The Mountain Goats‘ John Darnielle joined in. His list includes “Jack Straw,” “He’s ...

The Mountain Goats have shared the latest song off their forthcoming album Jenny From Thebes. “Fresh Tattoo” features Bully’s Alicia Bognanno, plus Matt Douglas and Evan Ringel on horns, with ...

John Darnielle is never not writing and recording new songs. Darnielle’s Mountain Goats have now released 23 official albums; ...

The Mountain Goats are releasing a new album, Through This Fire Across From Peter Balkan, on November 7 on the band’s own Cadmean Dawn Records. Now they have shared two new songs from it, “Cold At ...

Welcome to the 26th Songs of the Week of 2023. Last week’s Songs of the Week was our first one after a month-long hiatus and there were a lot of strong choices (plus we put together a playlist of all ...

The Mountain Goats’ Satanic Messiah EP, limited to 666 copies—technically, 665, since Darnielle is already claiming the coveted final copy for himself—finds its way to the internet, as a ...

Transcendental Youth once again proves that The Mountain Goats are one of the few bands in indie rock that can get away with writing the same song over and over. That’s not to say every tracksounds ...

A fishing ship is wrecked, leaving only the captain and a few crew members on a small island not fit for survival. They begin to starve and to hallucinate. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "FISHING BOAT") THE ...

John Darnielle began making music as the frontman (and sole member) of the indie rock band The Mountain Goats in 1991. From the gritty four-track recordings of the band’s first tape, Going to Alaska, ...

The Mountain Goats ended their “Rule of Three Tour,” which traveled through nine states and promoted their most recently released album “Jenny From Thebes,” with a concert on Oct. 20 in the McCarter ...