THE MOUNTAIN GOATS ARE JOHN DARNIELLE, PETER HUGHES, JON WURSTER, AND MATT DOUGLAS. THEY HAVE BEEN MAKING MUSIC TOGETHER AS A QUARTET FOR SEVERAL YEARS. THREE OF THEM LIVE IN NORTH CAROLINA AND ONE HAS MOVED BACK TO ROCHESTER. THEIR SONGS OFTEN SEEK OUT D
AJJ refine their sound with some of their best songwriting to date, all while trying to make some semblance of sense of the terrible times we live in. - Sean Craig, Mixed Frequencies
The singalong choruses and visceral grit of Reinventing Axl Rose spawned countless imitators. If you're not familiar with this landmark record, well... you're doing it wrong.
On the first of March, 2020, John Darnielle, Peter Hughes, Matt Douglas, and Jon Wurster, aka the Mountain Goats band, visited legendary studio Sam Phillips Recording in Memphis, TN.
Songs for Pierre Chuvin is the 18th album by the Mountain Goats, released on April 10, 2020. It is the first album since 2002's All Hail West Texas to feature only the band's frontman, John Darnielle, as well as their first to be recorded entirely on a bo