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Dark in Here
Studio album by
the Mountain Goats
ReleasedJune 25, 2021 (2021-06-25)[1]
RecordedMarch 9–14, 2020[2]
StudioFAME Studios
Muscle Shoals, Alabama, US
GenreAlternative rock[1]
Length46:45
LabelMerge[1]
ProducerMatt Ross-Spang
The Mountain Goats chronology
Getting Into Knives
(2020) 		Dark in Here
(2021)
Singles from Dark in Here
  1. "Mobile"
    Released: April 20, 2021
  2. "The Slow Parts on Death Metal Albums"
    Released: May 11, 2021
  3. "Dark in Here"
    Released: June 3, 2021
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic79/100[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
Paste8.3/10[4]
PopMatters7/10[2]
Rolling Stone[5]
American Songwriter[6]

Dark in Here is the 20th studio album by indie folk band the Mountain Goats, released June 25, 2021[1] through Merge Records.[2] The album was recorded in March 2020, just one week after Getting Into Knives (2020), at FAME Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama.[7] Dark in Here was produced by Matt Ross-Spang, who also produced Getting Into Knives and engineered In League with Dragons (2019).[2] In addition to being available on streaming and download services, the album was released physically on CD and vinyl.

The album's lead single, "Mobile", featuring organists Spooner Oldham and Will McFarlane, was released on April 20, 2021.[8] "The Slow Parts on Death Metal Albums" was released on May 11, 2021, and the title track "Dark in Here" was released as the final single on June 3, 2021.

The album's cover art is a portion of the painting Valborgsmässoafton i Bergslagen, Grangärde i Dalarna ("Walpurgis Night in Bergslagen, Grandgärde in Dalarna") by Anshelm Schultzberg (1896).[1]

Track listing

All tracks are written by John Darnielle

Dark in Here track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Parisian Enclave"1:25
2."The Destruction of the Kola Superdeep Borehole Tower"3:20
3."Mobile"3:42
4."Dark in Here"3:23
5."Lizard Suit"4:15
6."When a Powerful Animal Comes"5:26
7."To the Headless Horseman"3:54
8."The New Hydra Collection"2:28
9."The Slow Parts on Death Metal Albums"5:26
10."Before I Got There"4:14
11."Arguing with the Ghost of Peter Laughner About His Coney Island Baby Review"3:57
12."Let Me Bathe in Demonic Light"5:10
Total length:46:45

Personnel

The Mountain Goats

Additional personnel

Production

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Dark in Here". Bandcamp. Retrieved June 27, 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d Conaton, Chris. "The Mountain Goats say it's 'Dark in Here'". PopMatters. Retrieved June 27, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ "Critic Reviews for Dark in Here - Metacritic". Metacritic. Retrieved July 2, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ Crump, Andy (June 25, 2021). "It's Getting 'Dark in Here' for The Mountain Goats". Paste. Retrieved June 27, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ^ Dolan, Jon (June 29, 2021). "Mountain Goats Mix Terror and Beauty on 'Dark in Here'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved July 2, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ^ Zimmerman, Lee (June 28, 2021). "The Mountain Goats Dig Into Darkness on 'Dark In Here'". American Songwriter. Retrieved July 2, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. ^ Willis, Joey (June 24, 2021). "The Mountain Goats move across the musical map on 'Dark in Here' (Album Review)". Glide Magazine. Retrieved June 27, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. ^ Turman, Katherine (April 19, 2021). "The Mountain Goats Share 'Mobile' Single Ahead Of New 'Dark In Here' LP". Spin. Retrieved June 27, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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