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The Mountain Goats

Background information
Genre(s) Folk rock, Urban folk, Lo-fi music, Singer-songwriter
Years active 1991-present
Label(s) 4AD Records
Shrimper Records
Emperor Jones Records
3 Beads of Sweat Records
Associated acts The Congress, The Extra Glenns, The Seneca Twins, The Bloody Hawaiians, Nothing Painted Blue
Members
John Darnielle, Peter Hughes, Jon Wurster
Former members
Rachel Ware

The Mountain Goats is an urban folk band led by American singer-songwriter John Darnielle. A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Folk rock is a musical genre combining elements of Folk music and rock music. Lo-fi is an aesthetic in music production which uses Low fidelity recording practices Singer-songwriter is a term that refers to Performers who write, compose and sing their own material including Lyrics In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music 4AD is a British Independent record label that was started in 1979 by Ivo Watts-Russell and Peter Kent funded by Beggars Banquet Records, and is still Shrimper Records is an Independent record label based in Upland California. Alternate meaning: The Emperor Jones, a play by Eugene O'Neill. 3 Beads of Sweat is a Chicago -based Independent record label. The Extra Glenns are a band made up of Franklin Bruno of Nothing Painted Blue and John Darnielle of The Mountain Goats. Nothing Painted Blue is an American Indie rock band sporadically active since the 1990s led by songwriter Franklin Bruno. John Darnielle is an American musician best known as the primary (and often solitary member of the American band The Mountain Goats, for which he is the writer composer guitarist Peter Hughes is a multi-instrumentalist currently with the band The Mountain Goats. Jon Wurster (born October 31, 1966) is a musician from Pennsylvania and has been the drummer for indie rockers Superchunk since 1991 The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Singer-songwriter is a term that refers to Performers who write, compose and sing their own material including Lyrics John Darnielle is an American musician best known as the primary (and often solitary member of the American band The Mountain Goats, for which he is the writer composer guitarist [1] Darnielle began recording in 1991, and has become known for his highly literate lyrics and, until 2002, his lo-fi recording style. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. "Lo-fi" redirects here For the music genre see Lo-fi music Lo-fidelity redirects here [1] Currently, when the band plays live, it comprises John Darnielle and Peter Hughes, but Darnielle has worked with a number of other musicians when recording albums under the Mountain Goats name. John Darnielle is an American musician best known as the primary (and often solitary member of the American band The Mountain Goats, for which he is the writer composer guitarist Peter Hughes is a multi-instrumentalist currently with the band The Mountain Goats. [2] In 2007, drummer Jon Wurster played a portion of the Get Lonely tour. Jon Wurster (born October 31, 1966) is a musician from Pennsylvania and has been the drummer for indie rockers Superchunk since 1991


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History

In 1991, Darnielle began performing under the name The Mountain Goats in Claremont, California, where he attended Pitzer College and worked as a psychiatric nurse. Claremont is a College town in eastern Los Angeles County, California, USA, about 30 miles (45 km east of downtown Los Angeles Pitzer College is a private residential liberal arts college located in Claremont California, a College town approximately east of [1] The band's name is a reference to the Screamin' Jay Hawkins song "Yellow Coat". Jalacy Hawkins, best known as Screamin' Jay Hawkins ( July 18, 1929 &ndash February 12, 2000) was an African-American singer [1] Darnielle released his first album, Taboo VI: The Homecoming, on Shrimper Records. Taboo VI The Homecoming is the first release by The Mountain Goats. Shrimper Records is an Independent record label based in Upland California. [1] Many of his first recordings and performances featured Darnielle accompanied by members of the all-girl reggae band The Casual Girls, who became known as The Bright Mountain Choir. [2] One of this group's members, Rachel Ware, continued to accompany Darnielle on bass, both live and in studio, until 1995. [2]

The first five years of the Mountain Goats' career saw a prolific output of songs on cassette, vinyl and CD. These releases spanned multiple labels and countries of origin; many were unavailable to the majority of fans until recent reissues.

The focus of the Mountain Goats project was the urgency of writing (Brown, "Sermon on the Mount", June, 1999. ). If a song wasn’t recorded adequately to tape within days of being written it was often forgotten.

Darnielle graduated from Pitzer College in 1995. Most of what could be considered classic Mountain Goats conventions (boom-box recording, song series, Latin quotes, and mythological themes) were abandoned in favor of a more thematically focused and experimental sound. This period was marked by Darnielle's collaborations with other artists including Alastair Galbraith and Simon Joyner. Alastair Galbraith is a musician from Dunedin, New Zealand. Galbraith's first band was The Rip which he formed with Robbie Muir, and Mathew Ransome Simon Joyner is a singer-songwriter from Omaha Nebraska, United States.

2002 saw the release of two Mountain Goats albums: All Hail West Texas and Tallahassee. All Hail West Texas is an album by The Mountain Goats. After the slight increase in production values on 2000's The Coroner's Gambit, Tallahassee is an album by The Mountain Goats. It was the band's second new album to be released in 2002 and it marked quite a few changes These albums mark a distinct change in focus for the Mountain Goats project, being the first in a series of concept albums that explore aspects of The Mountain Goats' canon in depth. All Hail West Texas featured the resurrection of Darnielle's early boom box recording for a complete album. Darnielle considers this album to be the culmination of his lo-fi recording style. Tallahassee, recorded with a band and in a studio, explores the relationship of a couple whose lives were the subject of the song cycle known as the Alpha Series (see Alpha Series below for a full list of songs in this cycle). The Mountain Goats is a band led by American Singer-songwriter John Darnielle.

Martial Arts Weekend, also released in 2002 under the band name The Extra Glenns, is a collaboration with Franklin Bruno on several previously unreleased Mountain Goats songs. Franklin Bruno is an American Singer-songwriter, academic writer and blogger originally from Upland California. [2] Since that recording, Bruno has joined Darnielle in the studio along with bassist Peter Hughes, who is the second official member of the band and accompanies Darnielle on tour. Peter Hughes is a multi-instrumentalist currently with the band The Mountain Goats. These three musicians form what may be considered the Mountain Goats studio band.

The Mountain Goats performing at the Northstar Bar on September 22nd, 2007
The Mountain Goats performing at the Northstar Bar on September 22nd, 2007

In 2004, the Mountain Goats released We Shall All Be Healed. We Shall All Be Healed is a 2004 album from John Darnielle 's main project The Mountain Goats. The album marked a couple of changes for the Mountain Goats. It was the first time Darnielle worked with producer John Vanderslice and the first album of directly autobiographical material. John Vanderslice (born May 22, 1967 in Gainesville Florida) is an American musician formerly of Mk Ultra but now performing We Shall All Be Healed chronicles Darnielle's life with a group of friends and acquaintances addicted to methamphetamine in Portland, Oregon, though the album is set in Pomona, California. Portland is a city located in the Northwestern United States, near the Confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers Pomona is the 5th largest city in Los Angeles County (after Los Angeles, Long Beach, Glendale, and Santa Clarita)

In 2005, the Mountain Goats released their second Vanderslice-produced album, The Sunset Tree. The Sunset Tree is a 2005 album from John Darnielle 's main project The Mountain Goats. Again autobiographical, Darnielle tackles the subject of his early childhood spent with an abusive stepfather. Darnielle had previously dealt with this subject in what he often refers to as the only autobiographical song he had written before 2004, the unreleased song "You're in Maya. "

In 2006, the Mountain Goats issued Get Lonely, which was produced by Scott Solter, a man perhaps best known for his engineering work with Vanderslice on various projects, including prior Mountain Goats records. Get Lonely is an album by The Mountain Goats released on August 22, 2006. Scott Solter is an American Studio engineer, Record producer and solo Musician. In 2007, Jon Wurster played drums on the last leg of the Get Lonely tour. Jon Wurster (born October 31, 1966) is a musician from Pennsylvania and has been the drummer for indie rockers Superchunk since 1991

In 2007, the band recorded tracks for its next album at Prairie Sun studios. [3] Entitled Heretic Pride, the album was released on February 19, 2008. Heretic Pride, released on February 19 2008, is the 16th album by The Mountain Goats, and their 6th album for record label 4AD Events 197 - Roman Emperor Septimius Severus defeats usurper Clodius Albinus in the Battle of Lugdunum 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common [4] It was produced by John Vanderslice and Scott Solter. Franklin Bruno and Erik Friedlander returned to the studio with Darnielle and Hughes, and they were also joined by Jon Wurster on drums and vocalist Annie Clark of St. Jon Wurster (born October 31, 1966) is a musician from Pennsylvania and has been the drummer for indie rockers Superchunk since 1991 Annie Clark (born 1982 in Tulsa Oklahoma) is an American Multi-instrumentalist, Singer and Songwriter who performs under the Vincent. [4]

On February 3, 2008, The Mountain Goats released a song called "Down to the Ark" that was commissioned by Weekend America. Events 1112 - Ramon Berenguer III of Barcelona and Douce I of Provence marry uniting the fortunes of those two states 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Weekend America is a weekly Public radio program dealing with news popular culture the arts and more [5]

On March 19, 2008, Darnielle posted on the band's website that their Australian tour would be canceled due to "personal health reasons". Events 1279 - A Mongolian victory in the Battle of Yamen ends the Song Dynasty in China. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common [6]

Darnielle is featured on Aesop Rock's song "Coffee" from the 2007 album None Shall Pass. Aesop Rock also released a remix of the track "Lovecraft in Brooklyn" from the album Heretic Pride. Heretic Pride, released on February 19 2008, is the 16th album by The Mountain Goats, and their 6th album for record label 4AD

Members

Former members and collaborators

Discography

Albums

Singles and EPs

Collections (of previously released material)

Related bands

Song series

Scattered among the releases are song series: thematically interconnected ruminations on a single theme. John Darnielle is an American musician best known as the primary (and often solitary member of the American band The Mountain Goats, for which he is the writer composer guitarist Peter Hughes is a multi-instrumentalist currently with the band The Mountain Goats. Jon Wurster (born October 31, 1966) is a musician from Pennsylvania and has been the drummer for indie rockers Superchunk since 1991 Franklin Bruno is an American Singer-songwriter, academic writer and blogger originally from Upland California. John Darnielle is an American musician best known as the primary (and often solitary member of the American band The Mountain Goats, for which he is the writer composer guitarist Alastair Galbraith is a musician from Dunedin, New Zealand. Galbraith's first band was The Rip which he formed with Robbie Muir, and Mathew Ransome John Vanderslice (born May 22, 1967 in Gainesville Florida) is an American musician formerly of Mk Ultra but now performing Erik Friedlander is an American Cellist and composer based in New York City. Scott Solter is an American Studio engineer, Record producer and solo Musician. Richard Colburn (born on July 25, 1970) is the Drummer of the Scottish indie band Belle & Sebastian. Christopher McGuire (クリストファー・マグワイア born November 28, 1975 - is an American drum set player session drummer drum teacher and producer Taboo VI The Homecoming is the first release by The Mountain Goats. Shrimper Records is an Independent record label based in Upland California. The Hound Chronicles is an album by The Mountain Goats. It was released in 1992 on the Shrimper Records label Hot Garden Stomp is a cassette by The Mountain Goats. Track listing (all songs by John Darnielle except "Tell Me on a Sunday" Zopilote Machine is an album by The Mountain Goats.( Zopilote is Spanish for Buzzard) 3 Beads of Sweat is a Chicago -based Independent record label. Sweden is an album by The Mountain Goats released on Shrimper Records in 1995 Hail and Farewell Gothenburg is an unreleased recording by The Mountain Goats. Nothing For Juice is an album by The Mountain Goats. It is the last Mountain Goats release to feature Rachel Ware on bass and backing vocals Full Force Galesburg is an album by The Mountain Goats. It consists of songs written and recorded by John Darnielle. The Coroner's Gambit is an album by The Mountain Goats. It is mostly John Darnielle and his acoustic guitar, but it has sparse auxiliary All Hail West Texas is an album by The Mountain Goats. After the slight increase in production values on 2000's The Coroner's Gambit, Tallahassee is an album by The Mountain Goats. It was the band's second new album to be released in 2002 and it marked quite a few changes We Shall All Be Healed is a 2004 album from John Darnielle 's main project The Mountain Goats. The Sunset Tree is a 2005 album from John Darnielle 's main project The Mountain Goats. The Sunset Tree is a 2005 album from John Darnielle 's main project The Mountain Goats. Get Lonely is an album by The Mountain Goats released on August 22, 2006. Heretic Pride, released on February 19 2008, is the 16th album by The Mountain Goats, and their 6th album for record label 4AD Songs For Petronius is a 7" EP by The Mountain Goats, released in 1992 Transmissions to Horace is an EP by The Mountain Goats, released in 1993 Beautiful Rat Sunset is an EP by The Mountain Goats released in 1994 Why You All So Thief was a 7" EP split between The Mountain Goats and Simon Joyner (Sing Eunuchs 1994 Simon Joyner is a singer-songwriter from Omaha Nebraska, United States. Songs for Peter Hughes is a 1995 EP by The Mountain Goats. It was released by Sonic Squid in a limited edition of 600 copies the first 100 of which were pressed on Nine Black Poppies is an EP by The Mountain Goats. Track listing (All songs by John Darnielle except "Lonesome Surprise" The Mountain Goats is a band led by American Singer-songwriter John Darnielle. Protein Source of the FutureNow! is the first in a three-part series of compilations of songs by The Mountain Goats that have appeared on various releases Bitter Melon Farm is the second in a three-part series of compilations of songs by The Mountain Goats that have appeared on various releases Ghana is third in a three-part series of compilations of songs by The Mountain Goats that have appeared on various releases A congress is a formal meeting of representatives from different countries (or by extension Constituent States, or independent organisations (such as different Trade The Extra Glenns are a band made up of Franklin Bruno of Nothing Painted Blue and John Darnielle of The Mountain Goats. The Bloody Hawaiians were a band made up of John Darnielle of The Mountain Goats and members of Wckr Spgt. Each EP and album is a project to be understood alone and as a part of an interrelated whole. Releases would often contain quotes, mostly in Latin, that gave hints to the theme of the piece.

Alpha series

Songs in this category concern the same fictional couple, described as a heterosexual lower-middle-class man and woman who originally loved each other genuinely, and held generally ordinary concerns for one another's well-being, but whose relationship has degraded for a variety of reasons, most often a series of fights or drug and/or alcohol abuse, possibly both. [2] Whatever the causes for their current situation, their love has not so much died as warped into the sincere, all-consuming desire of each of them to see the other drink themselves to death; thus, to facilitate this "walk down to the bottom", as described in the liner notes, the couple keep whatever liquor they can afford on hand for each other and stay together.

The album Tallahassee, being entirely about the Alpha couple, begins with the pair buying a run-down house in the eponymous capital of Florida, follows their degradation, and ends with a vision of the house and both of them being consumed in flames. Other songs not found on Tallahassee, however, usually named "Alpha" in part to signify that they're about the couple, deal with similar situations, if not the same situation. The songs below, not found on Tallahassee, fit into the series:

Going to . . . series

The 44 songs in this category are generally about needing to get out of a place and/or thinking life will magically improve by moving somewhere new. [2] The characters are not the same from song to song. The songs contained in the "Going To. . . " series are as follows:

Orange Ball series

The title of this series comes from a book by Don DeLillo in which the sun is repeatedly described as an "orange ball". Don DeLillo (born November 20 1936 is an American author best known for his Novels which paint detailed portraits of American life in the late 20th and early 21st centuries The songs contained in the "Orange Ball" series are as follows:

Quetzalcoatl series

Quetzalcoatl ("feathered serpent" or "plumed serpent") is the Nahuatl name for the Feathered-Serpent deity of ancient Mesoamerica, one of the main gods of many Mexican and northern Central American civilizations and also the name given to some Toltec rulers, the most famous being Topiltzin Ce Acatl Quetzalcoatl. Quetzalcoatl (Quetzalcōhuātl keʦalˈkoːwaːtɬ is an Aztec sky and creator god. [2] The songs included in the Quetzalcoatl series are as follows:

In other media

The band's song "Cotton" is prominently featured in an episode of the television series Weeds (season one's "The Punishment Light").

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Nickey, Jason (2008). The Mountain Goats: Biography. allmusic. com. Macrovision Corporation. Retrieved on 2008-04-10. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 879 - Louis III becomes King of the Western Franks. 1407 - the lama
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m the Mountain Goats FAQ. themountaingoats. net. themountaingoats. net. Retrieved on 2008-04-10. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 879 - Louis III becomes King of the Western Franks. 1407 - the lama
  3. ^ Mountain Goats Hatch Studio Plans - Aversion.com
  4. ^ a b The Mountain Goats | News Archive | High Heresy
  5. ^ Weekend America: The Mountain Goats do Super Tuesday
  6. ^ Australian Tour Cancelled

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