Mikael Wood - 11/Mar/2008 On the last two Mountain Goats albums, singer/guitarist John Darnielle exchanged the densely detailed character studies of his earlier records for an ...
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Carl Wilson - 27/Feb/2008  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 ...
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Maddy Costa - 22/Feb/2008 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...
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Steven Hyden - 19/Feb/2008  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...
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Zach Baron - 19/Feb/2008  The Mountain Goats' John Darnielle has written songs about speed-freaks, drug-dealing high school running backs, short-time jail inmates, big rabbits...
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Judy Ain’t No Punk - 19/Feb/2008 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...
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Peter Hayward - 19/Feb/2008  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...
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Cotney Harding - 16/Feb/2008 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...
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Charlie Wilmoth - 14/Feb/2008 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...
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Hamza K - 11/Feb/2008  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...
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