#jon wurster

[goingtothebes]

#i opened a time portal to 2017 and extracted this #the mountain goats #it posts #tmg #john darnielle #peter hughes #jon wurster #matt douglas

[men-who-meow]

there are a thousand songs about love and heartbreak but only one about the best ever death metal band in denton

#tmg #the mountain goats #goats band #all hail west texas #ahwt #the best ever death metal band in denton #john darnielle #jon wurster #peter hughes #matt douglas #mine

[satansapartments]

thank you matt douglas for this enlightening glimpse into the recording of bleed out <3

#the mountain goats #tmg #jon wurster #bully #alicia bognanno #peter hughes #matt douglas #wage wars get rich die handsome

[yourfavealbumisgender]

Beat The Champ by The Mountain Goats is Butch!

requested by anon

#request #album #beat the champ #butch #the mountain goats #john darnielle #peter hughes #jon wurster #Brad Cook #Phil Cook #matt douglas #Erik Friedlander #Nathan Golub #Austin Nevins #indie rock #indie folk

[pintsofguinnesmakeyoustrong]

Ik 'hand in unlovable hand' has been memed to fuck but like it is honestly such a good lyric. The first time I heard no children and he sang that my brain went in on itself like a rotting pumpkin (complementary). john darnielle blow my balls clean off challenge 2k22.

#the mountain goats #tmg #folk punk #folk #punk #no children #hand in unlovable hand #john darnielle #peter hughs #jon wurster #mike douglas

[mzhyst]

Happy? Wurster? Wednesday?

#jon wurster #the mountain goats #tmg

[zoneitout]

recently (a couple minutes ago) i discovered the jon wurster laundromat saga

#the mountain goats #jon wurster #superchunk

[goingtolesbos]

Matt Douglas enjoyers wake up!!! (ft Jon Wurster on drums/percussion)

#two beautiful covers released on bandcamp!!! #the mountain goats #tmg #matt douglas #jon wurster #Bandcamp

[tmgimageaday]

Matt Douglas, John Darnielle, Jon Wurster, and Peter Hughes with Rawksmore the venue dog. The Broadberry, 2022.

#the mountain goats #matt douglas #john darnielle #jon wurster #peter hughes #2022

[goingtothebes]

#the mountain goats #it posts #tmg #john darnielle #peter hughes #matt douglas #jon wurster

[men-who-meow]

not to be an angsty teenager but when john darnielle said "and alone in my room, i am the last of a lost civilization" he understood! he knew, he knew

#the sunset tree #my beloved #the mountain goats #tmg #tmg band #the mountain goats band #john darnielle #peter hughes #jon wurster #matt douglas

[satansapartments]

this is why they finally gave him a mic

#tmg #the mountain goats #jon wurster #happy wurster wednesday on a tuesday

[dustedmagazine]

The Mountain Goats — Jenny from Thebes (Merge)

Like many established artists, the Mountain Goats suffer from preconceived notions about their work. Grow popular enough or stick around long enough and, welp, suddenly you’re the villain. Whether the fans get in the way of enjoying the art, or the artist themself is simply too precious to be tolerated, there are any number of reasons one might avoid their work. Or maybe there’s just so many albums that you don’t know where to begin. Maybe you’re suffering from an oeuvre-dose?

Jenny from Thebes is a sequel to the Mountain Goats landmark All Hail West Texas. Jenny, who we first meet on that album, and who has been a recurring character in Darnielle’s work, returns. While Jenny from Thebes is a self-proclaimed rock opera, it defies the expectations of that genre inasmuch as it’s not a sprawling, self-indulgent double album. Moreover, it stands on its own.

As always, Darnielle can be a bit too expository lyrically. He creates vignettes with each song and sets them within the tableau of the album. What’s especially poignant about this chapter in Jenny’s story is how her home is a shelter for the vulnerable in her orbit. At a time when marginalized communities are under attack with little support from those meant to protect them, a rock opera about mutual aid sends a message that they’re not alone.

Honestly, more artists should record sequels to their earlier work. Unlike what’s happening in relentlessly serialized American cinema, there are characters whose lives we could revisit without veering into Forrest Gump territory. There are themes that evolve meaningfully over time. Dan Bejar did this with “Jackie” and “Jackie (Dressed in Cobras).” Those songs were written just five years apart. They’re excellent! The depth of the Mountain Goats’ body of work —  and their rapt audience — lends itself to this kind of exploration.

Musically, it’s a straightforward indie record with the kind of production we’ve grown accustomed to over the last 20 years. It’s gorgeous. More artists should sound like current-vintage Destroyer and Lambchop. Or, failing that, that one really good Christopher Owens record with the saxophone motif. Horns and strings are good!

With Jenny from Thebes, Darnielle continues to redefine the scope of the Mountain Goats and his evolution as a songwriter and storyteller puts him in rarefied air.

J T. Ramsay

#the mountain goats #jenny from thebes #merge #jt ramsay #albumreview #dusted magazine #indie #rock opera #all hail west texas #john darnielle #jon wurster #Bandcamp

[cubeghost]

left: venue photo, right: avkv85

jon wurster pink suit!!!!

#jon wurster #the mountain goats

[darneel]

#the mountain goats #jon wurster

[thebowerypresents]

Michael Shannon & Jason Narducy and Friends – Music Hall of Williamsburg – February 14, 2024

Brooklyn’s Michael Shannon and singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Jason Narducy got to together to play R.E.M.’s universally acclaimed debut LP, Murmur, last summer in Chicago, celebrating its 40th anniversary, and it went so well that they decided to take their act on the road with the help of some very talented friends, drummer Jon Wurster, guitarist Dag Juhlin, bassist Nick Macri, and pianist Vijay Tellis-Nayak. And on Valentine’s Day, they closed out their brief February tour by playing the album in full at a sold-out Music Hall of Williamsburg.

Photos courtesy of Adela Loconte | www.adelaloconte.com

#Adele Loconte #Bowery Presents #Dag Juhlin #Jason Narducy #Jon Wurster #Live Music #Michael Shannon #Murmur #Music #Music Hall of Williamsburg #New York City #Nick Macri #Photos #R.E.M. #Valentine’s Day #Vijay Tellis-Nayak #Williamsburg