The Best Ever Death Metal Band out of Denton

John Darnielle has been recording as The Mountain Goats with various artists since 1991. His recorded output is immense, and it continues to boggle my mind how someone could write so many great songs. His recording methods were originally lo-fi boom box affairs, though recent years have seen the Goats expand into a fuller studio sound. A friend once told me that he enjoyed artists and albums that sounded like they could be in the room with you playing and singing. That's a lot of what you get with The Mountain Goats. It's like you've got a really talented friend sitting in the room with you blowing your mind.

"Cubs in Five" from Nine Black Poppies (1995)

"Crows" from Devil in the Shortwave (2002)

"Dance Music" from The Sunset Tree (2005)

I urge everyone to check out more of The Mountain Goats and John Darnielle's songs.

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