John Darnielle was a nurse living in employee housing in Norwalk, California when he wrote his first batch of Mountain Goats songs. “Going to Alaska” from Taboo VI: The Homecoming (1991) Since he brings his A-game for these records, we’ll bring ours. Luckily, Darnielle saves his most powerful songs for his most prominent releases. Those who’ve followed their leader John Darnielle since his first cassette go to great lengths to capture ancient bootlegs, unreleased songs and out of print material like they’re sacred gems that might turn to sand. This feature is an especially challenging endeavor when facing the dense archives of the Mountain Goats their LPs don’t tell the complete story. For each LP we choose one song and pick a writer to rhapsodize its virtue. Welcome to PLAYLIST, a reoccurring feature on Spectrum Culture where our staff creates a playlist (with mix tapes and CDs becoming so unfortunately passé) centered around one artist or band with a deep catalog.
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