melophobe — Yeah, you read the headline right. The Mountain Goats are releasing a “metal” album, and it shall rise from the depths of hell on March 29 and be called All Eternals Deck. John Darnielle posted on their website today to give some insight on the a... more info

Altsounds — The Mountain Goats have confirmed the March 29 release of 'All Eternals Deck,' their debut album for Merge Records. As with their last album, 'The Life of the World To Come,' the group treated the recording sessions as commando raids on several s... more info

Stereogum — John Darnielle writes a monthly column for Decibel, peppers his albums with references to the heavy stuff (see “Marduk T-Shirt Men’s Room Incident,” “The Best Ever Death Metal Band In Denton,” Satanic Messiah, the ongoing interest in Sweden... more info

Guardian Music — Last time was about the cut and thrust of heated discourse. Now we're after songs that hold their hands up to getting it wrongHello each and every one of you. What a week it's been. If you're thinking, "Hang on, didn't we already do songs about argum... more info

Songs:Illinois — That this David Dondero song is about a dog is irrelevant. David could sing about just about anything and I’d listen. It’s not like he has a great voice, but it’s just that he is so unique. Like the Mountain Goats, Silver Jews, or Bright Eye... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by BBG Unbroken at FYFest (more by Chris Juarez) The lineup of FYFest in LA was pretty damn impressive. Alongside indie stalwarts like Panda Bear, Best Coast, The Mountain Goats, Ted Leo & The Pharmacists, Cold Cave, and Ariel Pink... more info

Guardian Music — From Bach to Björk, and Mozart to metal, the cello's dark, majestic undertow runs through popular musicWhat is it? The most resonant voice in the strings section, the cello has been described as the instrument that most closely corresponds to the hu... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Peter Hughes talks to Move about the evolution of the Mountain Goats. Granta names the best young Spanish-language novelists. On sale for $3.99 at Amazon MP3: The Arcade Fire's 10-track Funeral album. The Boston Globe profiles Gayngs. Falling somewhe... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Levin said... Jan Vogler - Concerti Brillanti (2007) Kate Bush - Never For Ever (1980)WAV Pink Floyd - A Momentary Lapse Of Reason (1987)APE Ketil Bjørnstad - New Life (2002)APE Elvis Presley - Elvis is back! (1960) Del Shannon - Greatest Hits (199... more info

Pitchfork - Tours — 08-28 Durham, NC - Music for Fences Benefit09-04 Los Angeles, CA - FYF Festival09-08 Leeds, England - Brudenell Social Club09-09 London, England - Koko09-10 Dorset, England - End of the Road Festival10-04 Lawrence, KS - The Bottleneck10-05 Columbia, ... more info