gorillafuck
7th January 2011, 23:33
Short Bio:
The Mountain Goats are an American indie rock band formed in Claremont, CA by singer-songwriter John Darnielle. In 2005, New Yorker critic Sasha-Frere Jones praised Darnielle as "America's best non-hip hop lyricist."[/URL] In 2006, Darnielle was included in Paste Magazine's list of the 100 Best Living Songwriters. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mountain_Goats#cite_note-newyorker-0)
Throughout the '90s, The Mountain Goats were known for producing "militantly lo-fi" home recordings (most famously, on a boom box) and releasing recordings in cassette or vinyl 7" format (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Home_recording)s. Since 2002, the Mountains Goats have transitioned to a more polished approach, recording studio albums with a full band.
Album Info:
The Life Of The World To Come
Drawing his 17th studio album's title from the fourth-century Christian text the Nicene Creed, Mountain Goats singer-songwriter John Darnielle then uses Bible verses to launch into taut, unpretentious tunes that sound flawless (hard-strummed acoustic guitar, spare piano and strings, fat round drums) and scan smartly (finest non-hip-hop lyricist in American pop). Turn to the Good Book for context -- it's only the basis for most Western lit, people -- but there's more than enough here (fear, love, spray paint, etc.) for the most devout atheist. - Spin Magazine
Youtube:
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Artist Links:
[URL]http://www.mountain-goats.com/
http://www.myspace.com/themountaingoats
The Mountain Goats are an American indie rock band formed in Claremont, CA by singer-songwriter John Darnielle. In 2005, New Yorker critic Sasha-Frere Jones praised Darnielle as "America's best non-hip hop lyricist."[/URL] In 2006, Darnielle was included in Paste Magazine's list of the 100 Best Living Songwriters. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mountain_Goats#cite_note-newyorker-0)
Throughout the '90s, The Mountain Goats were known for producing "militantly lo-fi" home recordings (most famously, on a boom box) and releasing recordings in cassette or vinyl 7" format (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Home_recording)s. Since 2002, the Mountains Goats have transitioned to a more polished approach, recording studio albums with a full band.
Album Info:
The Life Of The World To Come
Drawing his 17th studio album's title from the fourth-century Christian text the Nicene Creed, Mountain Goats singer-songwriter John Darnielle then uses Bible verses to launch into taut, unpretentious tunes that sound flawless (hard-strummed acoustic guitar, spare piano and strings, fat round drums) and scan smartly (finest non-hip-hop lyricist in American pop). Turn to the Good Book for context -- it's only the basis for most Western lit, people -- but there's more than enough here (fear, love, spray paint, etc.) for the most devout atheist. - Spin Magazine
Youtube:
ue8MSFSF8w8
Artist Links:
[URL]http://www.mountain-goats.com/
http://www.myspace.com/themountaingoats