Culture Bully — If you are like me, the Mountain Goats have been a consistent presence with each of their excellent LP’s during the past decade, with Tallahassee barley squeaking out as my favorite from this really great artist. more info

Pop Tarts Suck Toasted — Monday: Pelican @ Highline Ballroom 7pm $13 [tix]Following the long holiday weekend there is nothing worse than arriving to work with absolutely nothing to look forward to later on in the evening. My suggestion to you is to get ready for some serious... more info

Rawkblog — The Mountain Goats / photo by David Greenwald Jams: The premiere of Pepper Rabbit’s rad “Red Wine“: Tindersticks’ new single. Live: The Mountain Goats and Final Fantasy softly rock the Henry Fonda. Videos: Richard Hawley opens up his door; J... more info

Rawkblog — All photos by David Greenwald John Darnielle is a complicated man. His Mountain Goats have risen from their early days as solo, lo-fi underdogs to their current incarnation, a crackerjack four-piece band playing to an audience bleating out every word... more info

Rawkblog — Jams: A First Look at Clean Equations‘ self-titled EP and Yael Meyer’s Heartbeat EP, Ryan Adams‘ Sad Dracula semi-classic, Let It B-Minus. Video: The Rest go Hitchcock with “The Lady Vanishes.” Camera Obscurist: Stillness? Still the move. T... more info

I Guess I'm Floating — Every so often you come upon an artist that is nearly as preoccupied with telling stories as they are making beautiful music. Musicians like John Darnielle of The Mountain Goats and Leonard Cohen are often charged with this, of striking that heartbr... more info

Culture Bully — Music video for "Ezekiel 7 and The Permanent Efficacy of Grace" by the Mountain Goats from the album " more info

Culture Bully — Interview footage with John Darnielle and audio & video from the Mountain Goats' performance of "Psalms 40:2" on the Oct. 6 edition of the Colbert Report. more info

Stereogum — The Mountain Goats' Heretic Pride/Satanic Messiah followup The Life Of The World To Come came out yesterday. So far we've listened to the downcast, homeless nostalgia of "Genesis 3:23" and the totally devastating "Matthew 25:21." Out there spreadi... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — "I was just watching the Colbert Report and on came the Mountain Goats aka John Darnielle, one of the best indie songwriters out there. The interesting part? The ColbertNation.com website is streaming his new album for 24 hours, a nice... more info