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For at least the past 20 years, real lyric heads have known that the Mountain Goats’ John Darnielle and the the Hold Steady’s Craig Finn are two of the best writers — arguably the two best writers — operating in the indie rock sphere. Darn... more info
Consequence Of Sound — Cat Power, The Mountain Goats, Glen Hansard, Dropkick Murphys, and Amanda Palmer will honor the Irish icons in March.
Sinéad O’Connor and Shane MacGowan NYC Tribute Concert Announced
Paolo Ragusa
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Stereogum —
Last year, we lost two great Irish icons. In July, Sinéad O’Connor passed away at the age of 56, and the Pogues leader Shane MacGowan made it all the way to 65 before dying in December. O’Connor and Macgowan were friends and occasional collab... more info
Tuneage — musicforants:Happy new year! Here’s my favorite albums & songs in of 2023. Click here to listen to my full Best Songs playlist* (100+ tracks) via Spotify or Apple Music.FAVORITE ALBUMS OF 2023Sufjan Stevens - JavelinThe National - First Two Page... more info
JamBase — Release Day Picks this week highlight new albums by King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, Black Pumas, TAUK, The Mountain Goats, The Kills, The Gaslight Anthem and Bruce Hornsby. more info
Aquarium Drunkard — Mountain Goats latest album, Jenny from Thebes, draws on that love of theater, as well as a cast of characters first brought to life two decades ago. It builds a rock opera out of the story of Jenny from All Hail West Texas, continuing her trajectory... more info
Sweeping The Nation — We do want to start putting descriptions on these so we aren't just throwing context-free names at you, but nobody's reading this blog any more so why put extra effort in.
Atka - Lenny
Flip Top Head - Alfred Street
Grove - MILF MAGNET
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Stereogum —
Next month, great American musical institution the Mountain Goats will release the new album Jenny From Thebes the sequel that would’ve been hotly anticipated if anyone realized that its existence was even a possibility. Jenny From Thebes is ded... more info
Tuneage — musicforants:Here’s the albums & songs that I loved the most in 2021. Click here to listen to my full Best Songs of 2021 playlist (100 tracks) via Spotify or Apple Music.FAVORITE ALBUMS OF 202101. The War on Drugs - I Don’t Live Here Anymore02. ... more info