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The Mountain Goats

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Mountain Goats - The Sunset Tree | Rumpus Music
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Albums of Our Lives: The Mountain Goats’s The Sunset Tree

  • Ray Shea
  • March 24, 2016
I knew if I could make it out of town, make it to college, I would survive. But I wasn't sure I would.
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The Rumpus Interview with John Darnielle

  • Greg Hunter
  • November 3, 2014
The Rumpus talks to John Darnielle about his debut novel, Wolf in White Van, the differences between writing prose and songwriting, and what it's like to be a dad.
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Singer-Novel Writer

  • Guia Cortassa
  • September 16, 2014
“It’s sort of like comparing making a fire and building a house,” he says. “A song is fire. You react to it primarily, instantly. You don’t have to decide whether…
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Beautiful Sounds and Lyrics to Match

  • Sam Riley
  • June 22, 2011
Check these first drafts, artfully constructed by The Mountain Goats’ front man, John Darnielle. He relays to the Atlantic, the challenges and the emotionally fraught state from which his music…
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The Rumpus Album Review: White Wilderness

  • Melissa Tan
  • March 8, 2011
John Vanderslice knows how to make music. He has been recording bands for over a decade at his San Francisco studio, Tiny Telephone. John Congleton knows how to produce music. …
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