Rolling Stone — Portland, Oregon-based country-rock band Blitzen Trapper have recorded the new song "Summer Rain" for the forthcoming Amazon Sounds of Summer playlist, which will be available on June 3rd. Along with Blitzen Trapper, the playlist features new recordi... more info

Consequence of Sound — John Darnielle & co. revisit the '70s on this smooth rendition. more info

Stereogum — The Mountain Goats have recorded a cover of War’s “Summer” for their contribution to Amazon Music’s new Songs Of Summer playlist, which also contains new material from Vampire Weekend’s Chris Baio, Surfer Blood, Laura Gibson, Blitzen Trappe... more info

Chorus.fm — The Mountain Goats have announced some new tour dates. You can find those below. 07/22 – Chicago, IL @ Subterranean 09/18 – Baltimore, MD @ Ram’s Head Live 09/19 – Richmond, VA @ The National 09/20 – Charlottesville, VA @ Jefferson Theater ... more info

Consequence of Sound — Full-band outing kicks off mid-September. more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Miracle Legion's first show in 20 years, The Mountain Goats, TV on the Radio stumping for Bernie, Earth Wind & Fire, Jeffrey Lewis, Colin Stetson, and Citzen are just a few of this busier-than-usual Monday in NYC. Continue reading… more info

LargeHeartedBoy — The 2016 National Book Critic Circle Awards were presented last night. Download an unreleased Mountain Goats song. eBooks on sale for $1.99 today: Emma Donoghue's Landing Kurt Vonnegut's Breakfast of Champions Kurt Vonnegut's Player Piano Kurt Vonneg... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — The Mountain Goats will continue to support this year's Beat the Champ on a 2016 tour in April, which follows some John Darnielle solo performances in February. The tour brings them back to NYC's City Winery, where they played... more info

Mercury News, California — Cave Singers, Kamasi Washington, Parquet Courts, Cayucas, Escort and The Thermals among other acts set to appear at 24th annual Noise Pop. more info

Stereogum — John Darnielle is the frontman of the Mountain Goats, one of the greatest bands in the world. He’s also a great writer, and you should really read Wolf In White Van, the novel he published last year. Christopher R. Weingarten is a writer, specifica... more info