Mountain Goats
Heretic Pride

On the last two Mountain Goats albums, singer/guitarist John Darnielle exchanged the densely detailed character studies of his earlier records for an ...

With drums, strings, pianos, amps and backup singers, this is the biggest-sounding record ever for a band that used to consist of one guy on acoustic ...

Anyone who has heard one of the umpteen albums by the Mountain Goats and been unimpressed isn't likely to be swayed by Heretic Pride. Frontman John Da...

John Darnielle hasn't been gifted with a great voice or a particularly notable ear for melody; his strength is words, which he crafts with the flair o...

The Mountain Goats' John Darnielle has written songs about speed-freaks, drug-dealing high school running backs, short-time jail inmates, big rabbits...

I feel pretty much the same way about John Darnielle that I feel about Woody Allen — that is, I enjoy just about anything either of them do (except Ca...

On 2006's Get Lonely, John Darnielle scrutinised the emotions and sensations of breaking up in such minute detail and with such unfailing accuracy, th...

In 1993, Sassy ran a review of Pearl Jam's "Vs." that basically said: People complain that all the band's songs sound the same, but that's not a negat...

If you?ve loved the Mountain Goats? last several records, you?re probably going to love Heretic Pride, too. Musically, the Goats? last album, Get Lone...

If you’re expecting slow acoustic ballads you’ll be blown away by Heretic Pride. But really, this album is so well crafted you’ll be blown away regard...