The Mountain Goats archive
Watch The Mountain Goats: 'This Year,' A Classic Revisited opbmusic
February 2, 2013 – Watch John Darnielle and his band perform one of their shout-along classics for opbmusic. opbmusic
Listen The Mountain Goats On Mountain Stage
December 18, 2012 – Hear John Darnielle and his band play indie-folk songs from their new album, Transcendental Youth.
Watch Fall Music Preview
September 19, 2012 – Preview some of fall's most anticipated new albums from Flying Lotus, Cody ChesnuTT and more.
Listen Cabinet Of Wonders: Episode Two
June 1, 2012 – A feast of music, stories and comedy, and the secret messages Eugene Mirman leaves on bar napkins.
Watch The Speak-Singing Debate: Just Sing The Damn Song!
April 3, 2012 – Hosts Bob Boilen and Robin Hilton debate the polarizing and hard-to-define art of "speak-singing."
Read The Ecstatic Music Festival: The Mountain Goats And Anonymous 4 Q2
March 23, 2012 – Hear a transcendent show by a very unlikely pairing from the aptly named Ecstatic Music Festival. Q2
Listen The Mountain Goats On World Cafe WXPN
May 11, 2011 – Hear the beloved indie-rock band perform live in the WXPN studio. WXPN
Watch Splitsville: Breaking Up With Your Favorite Bands
May 3, 2011 – This week: The All Songs crew looks at the moment it all went wrong, relived in vivid detail.
Read First Listen: The Mountain Goats, 'All Eternals Deck'
February 27, 2011 – The smart, prolific band's new album will stream here in its entirety until its release on March 29.
Listen Built to Spill, The Mountain Goats, Lil B, More
September 28, 2009 – The latest mix fromAll Songs Considered features Lil B, Built To Spill, The Feelies, more.
Listen Nine-Minute Road Trip
August 28, 2008 – The perfect five-song playlist for your environmentally sound, jarringly brief journey.
Read Songs for the Left Lane KEXP
June 24, 2008 – These five songs maintain a pace to help keep you going just a hair over the speed limit. KEXP
Listen The Mountain Goats: Energy in Surplus WNYC
March 20, 2008 – Versatile and prolific, Mountain Goats singer John Darnielle shows off his many talents. WNYC
Listen Dengue Fever, Cowboy Junkies Revisited, Black Mountain, More
February 21, 2008 – The Cowboy Junkies, Dengue Fever, Black Mountain, The Mountain Goats and more.
Listen Raveonettes Bring the '60s Back
February 20, 2008 – Test spins of the Raveonettes and the Mountain Goats with Blender editor Lizzy Goodman.