MOUNTAIN GOATS, THE
Through This Fire Across From Peter Balkan (Vinyl 2LP, Blue)
Known for their storytelling and literary lyricism, The Mountain Goats are bringing us their 23rd studio album... Singer-songwriter John Darnielle woke from a dream in which he named an album Through This Fire Across from Peter Balkan, and despite no sonic direction from the dream, he crafted the entire album based only on the dream-delivered title. Now we get to hear what “Through This Fire Across from Peter Balkan” may sound like: a unique concept album in which the concept is simply the title. - Flying Out
The Mountain Goats, led by singer-songwriter John Darnielle, have built a prolific and influential career in indie music since the early 1990s. Known for their vast discography of storytelling and literary lyricism, Darnielle is regarded as one of the most distinctive voices in modern songwriting. Their work has a deep emotional resonance with their avid and loyal fanbase, built over the past 30 years. Today, we find Darnielle awoken from a dream where he titled an album Through This Fire Across From Peter Balkan, with no sense of sonic direction in the dream, then proceeded to write the entire album based off of this arbitrary title.
Tracklist
Tracklist
- Overture
- Fishing Boat
- Cold at Night
- Dawn of Revelation
- Your Bandage
- Peru
- Through This Fire
- Rocks in My Pockets
- Armies of the Lord
- Your Glow
- The Lady from Shanghai 2
- Broken to Begin With