Sunday, October 16, 2011

Review: The Mountain Goats: All Eternals Deck [A-]


Artist: The Mountain Goats
Album: All Eternals Deck
Released: March 2011
Label: Merge Records
Genre: indie folk

Purchase Date: 19 April 2011
Format: mp3 files
Source: Amazon

John Darnielle, leader and often only member of The Mountain Goats, returns with his 14th full-length album. All Eternals Deck features a rich, polished sound to Darnielle's character-focused story-songs, now with a full band. Lyrically, the songs are intricate, witty, and uncompromising, and have a theme of survival against the odds. Musically, they run the gamut of quiet folk to almost unhinged folk-punk. It's a fun ride, and I heartily recommend it.

Rating: A-


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