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The Mountain Goats

John Darnielle 11 albums picked

The Mountain Goats are an American indie folk band formed in Claremont, California, by singer-songwriter John Darnielle. The band is currently based in Durham, North Carolina. For many years, the sole member of the Mountain Goats was Darnielle, despite the plural moniker.

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Their episode.

Ep #678 ·
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What The Mountain Goats said · 8 records

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"Analog Fluids of Sonic Black Holes is another... yeah, Moor Mother is doing a lot of really interesting... I mean, what did you call it, classical... yeah, it's kind of jazz maybe. Moor Mother is in her own neighborhood and it's worth looking into."
Watch this moment 2:38
Fatal Portrait
King Diamond ·1986
"Fatal Portrait is just a fantastic album, the first one he made after leaving Merciful Fate and forming a new band... Fatal Portrait is just an absolutely classic, classic."
Watch this moment 3:43
Conspiracy
King Diamond ·1989
"Speaking of which, Conspiracy truly had a stunning back cover of the members of the band standing over a coffin, and it's got the glaives on it. King Diamond is one of my favorite artists of all time."
Watch this moment 4:20
Jazz Impressions of Japan
The Dave Brubeck Quartet ·1964
"Always a little suspicious of impressions of sort of constructions like that, you know. But I love Brubeck. I mean, who does not enjoy the music of Dave Brubeck? It's just really when there's a particular itch you need scratched for something that has motion but is at the same time deeply mellow."
Watch this moment 5:16
Crowned In Frost
Frozen Crown ·2019
"Frozen Crown is just one of the most exciting new power metal bands in years. If you like power metal—and who doesn't—I recommend Frozen Crown."
Watch this moment 5:51
Tomorrow
Steve Roach ·2020
"Here's the new one Tomorrow. Oh, it's really good. I love Steve Roach. Steve Roach makes electronic music out in the desert with... a big room full of machines called the Time Room where he records his stuff."
Watch this moment 6:18
Immersion : Three
Steve Roach ·2007
"I have like a million records by Steve Roach. Once you get into Steve Roach, there's no end. I have Immersion Three... these ones, the songs occupy entire CDs, and you can't believe that those songs feature synthesizers."
Watch this moment 7:01
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