The Mountain Goats are releasing a new album, Days, on August 7 on the band’s own Cadmean Dawn Records via Thirty Tigers. Now ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. "Peter's contribution to our band and to my life can't be overstated," the band's statement continues. "The time, toil, and sweat ...

For about the first decade of their existence, the Mountain Goats were not an actual band; they were John Darnielle's solo project. The plural-noun band name was a kind of in-joke; Darnielle would ...

How do you start listening to a band with 22 albums? We’re here to help. By Lindsay Zoladz When an artist you’re curious about but unfamiliar with has an extensive back catalog, it can be difficult to ...

The Mountain Goats have announced a new album. Arriving October 27 via Merge, Jenny From Thebes marks the sequel to the band’s 2002 LP All Hail West Texas. Ahead of their new record, the Mountain ...

As John Darnielle’s restlessness persists, the Mountain Goats will release their 23rd studio album, Through This Fire Across from Peter Balkan, on November 7. And, for the first time since 2009, the ...

John Darnielle is prepared to derail our entire conversation because of his obsession with Charles Bronson. This is, in part, because I’ve let him know right away that the Mountain Goats’ 2022 album, ...

In an age of Lady Gaga and Justin Bieber, the understated talent of a lone man with an acoustic guitar often goes underappreciated. However, since their inception in 1991, The Mountain Goats have been ...

Adding drums to your two-man indie lit-folk thing recalls what Chekhov said about pistols hanging on walls: Eventually, they’d best to go off. Adding a light show, roadies, a Rhodes and a ...

Longtime The Mountain Goats bassist Peter Hughes is leaving the band. He shared the news in a lengthy message on social media, writing, “It’s been the ride of a lifetime, but I’m sorry to say that for ...

The Mountain Goats are an American band formed in Claremont, California, by singer-songwriter John Darnielle. The band is currently based in Durham, North Carolina. For many years, the sole member of ...