The Passions of John Darnielle The Mountain Goats. (Credit: Alan Velasco) “I can write a song under fire,” says John Darnielle, from his home in North Carolina. “I don’t sit around waiting for lightning to strike me before I write. I write when I write as a matter of course. The whole process is a […]

Mountain Goats Intro New LP With Ode To Charlie Sheen The Mountain Goats (photo: Alan Velasco) Three decades and 24 albums (!?!) into their career, the Mountain Goats are still finding new ways to transform bizarre pop-culture lore into existential indie rock. The latest example is Days, the band’s newly announced full-length LP due Aug. […]