The Mountain Goats - Transcendental Youth (Black Vinyl)

The Mountain Goats - Transcendental Youth (Black Vinyl)john darnielle and the mountain goats return with a new album on tomlab. 'transcendental youth' is full of songs about people who madly, stupidly, blessedly won't stop surviving, no matter who gives up on them. the album includes peter hughes on bass, jon wurster on drums, and, for the first time, a full horn section. and all of this makes a very joyous noise.

Rocket wears this collaborative spirit proudly

Charlotte Cornfield was in the middle of an artist residency in the Rocky Mountains

might be his bubbliest release to date

The result is both comforting and disturbing

more mysterious driven by haunting

In the past I'd write songs obsessively

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and a cultural nexus where you can check out country and zydeco

and Fran Lyons) is a band both obsessed with and worthy of rock stardom

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and the whole of the band’s heart