Simply final month, the Mountain Goats introduced a 20th-anniversary reissue of their 2005 LP The Sunset Tree. Now, they’re again with the information of their subsequent album. Through This Fire Across From Peter Balkan is out November 7 through the band’s personal label, Cadmean Dawn. Hear to guide single “Armies of the Lord,” which options backing vocals from Lin-Manuel Miranda, beneath.
John Darnielle defined the brand new album’s idea in a press assertion: “There have been 16 males on a fishing boat, however solely three survived the storm, and a type of went lacking, and is presumed useless. That leaves me and Peter Balkan, whose well being is failing as his apocalyptic visions dissipate within the spray on the shore.”
By means of This Fireplace Throughout From Peter Balkan follows 2023’s Jenny From Thebes. The Replacements’ Tommy Stinson and harpist Mikaela Davis make visitor appearances, alongside Miranda and the band’s new bassist, Cameron Ralston, who joined following the departure of longtime bassist and backup vocalist Peter Hughes final yr. The Mountain Goats will kick off a North American tour later this month.
Revisit the interview “Inside John Darnielle’s Boiling Brain.”
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By means of This Fireplace Throughout From Peter Balkan:
01 Overture
02 Fishing Boat
03 Chilly at Night time
04 Daybreak of Revelation
05 Your Bandage
06 Peru
07 By means of This Fireplace
08 Rocks in My Pockets
09 Armies of the Lord
10 Your Glow
11 The Woman From Shanghai 2
12 Damaged to Start With
