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[[File:Mountain_Goats.jpg|300px|thumb|right|The Mountain Goats]]The Mountain Goats are, for all practical purposes, the endlessly clever and prolific John Darnielle and whatever musicians he surrounds himself with, which means that while the soundscape may change from project to project, the overall tone and feel of Darnielle's work remains remarkably consistent. At his best, he writes finely observed, slightly surreal, impressionistic vignettes that manage to mix life as we live it with life as we wish we could live it, and as such he has more in common with a short-story writer than he does with the typical singer/songwriter.<ref name="ammountaingoats"/> | [[File:Mountain_Goats.jpg|300px|thumb|right|The Mountain Goats]]The Mountain Goats are, for all practical purposes, the endlessly clever and prolific John Darnielle and whatever musicians he surrounds himself with, which means that while the soundscape may change from project to project, the overall tone and feel of Darnielle's work remains remarkably consistent. At his best, he writes finely observed, slightly surreal, impressionistic vignettes that manage to mix life as we live it with life as we wish we could live it, and as such he has more in common with a short-story writer than he does with the typical singer/songwriter.<ref name="ammountaingoats"/> | ||
== Relevance == | == Relevance == | ||
From [http://www.morrissey-solo.com/article.pl?sid=08/10/22/1539231 The Mountain Goats cover "Suedehead" in concert] - Morrissey-solo (Oct. 22, 2008): | * From [http://www.morrissey-solo.com/article.pl?sid=08/10/22/1539231 The Mountain Goats cover "Suedehead" in concert] - Morrissey-solo (Oct. 22, 2008): | ||
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* [http://www.mountain-goats.com/ The Mountain Goats official site] | * [http://www.mountain-goats.com/ The Mountain Goats official site] | ||
* Mountain Goats and Kaki King - Suedehead (Live) in Seattle, 2008 - YouTube {{YTw |0wj6IcTH568}} | * Mountain Goats and Kaki King - Suedehead (Live) in Seattle, 2008 - YouTube {{YTw |0wj6IcTH568}} | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
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<ref name="ammountaingoats">{{cite | title=Biography: The Mountain Goats| url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/the-mountain-goats-mn0000480830 | pub=AllMusic.com | | <ref name="ammountaingoats">{{cite | title=Biography: The Mountain Goats| url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/the-mountain-goats-mn0000480830 | pub=AllMusic.com | auth=Jason Nickey | date= | dom=AllMusic.com | type=ext }}</ref> | ||