The mountain goats with their first album for 4ad finding john darnielle (along with nothing painted blue's peter hughes and franklin bruno and some delgados) delivering a stunning set of songs dripping with melodies and brilliant lyrics. tony doogan and flaming lip michael ivens behind the desk. john darnielle strips his music of the tape hiss that surrounded his previous work like a security blanket made of static, opting for a clean sound that emphasizes the album's sometimes stinging, sometimes sublimely beautiful words and melodies.
Track Listing:
1.Tallahassee
2.First Few Desperate Hours
3.Southwood Plantation Road
4.Games Shows Touch Our Lives
5.House That Dripped Blood
6.Idylls of the King
7.No Children
8.See America Right
9.Peacocks
10.International Small Arms Traffic Blues
11.Have to Explode
12.Old College Try
13.Oceanographer's Choice
14.Alpha Rats Nest
2.First Few Desperate Hours
3.Southwood Plantation Road
4.Games Shows Touch Our Lives
5.House That Dripped Blood
6.Idylls of the King
7.No Children
8.See America Right
9.Peacocks
10.International Small Arms Traffic Blues
11.Have to Explode
12.Old College Try
13.Oceanographer's Choice
14.Alpha Rats Nest