The Mountain Goats discography
Appearance
The Mountain Goats discography | |
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Studio albums | 19 |
EPs | 25 |
Compilation albums | 4 |
Cassette | 6 |
Split albums | 5 |
The Mountain Goats is an American, Durham, North Carolina-based band, led by American singer-songwriter John Darnielle. Darnielle began recording in 1991, and is known for his highly literate lyrics and (until 2002) his lo-fi recording style.[1] The Mountain Goats' albums have featured a constantly changing line-up of musicians, with Darnielle the only constant; when performing live, the band commonly comprises only Darnielle backed by Peter Hughes on bass guitar and Jon Wurster playing drums.[2]
Studio albums
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |||
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US [3] |
US Indie [4] |
AUS [5] |
SCO [6] | ||
Zopilote Machine | — | — | — | — | |
Sweden |
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Nothing for Juice |
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Full Force Galesburg |
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The Coroner's Gambit |
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All Hail West Texas |
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140 | — | — | — |
Tallahassee |
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We Shall All Be Healed |
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The Sunset Tree |
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Get Lonely |
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193 | 19 | — | — |
Heretic Pride |
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194 | 28 | — | — |
The Life of the World to Come |
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110 | 14 | — | — |
All Eternals Deck |
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72 | 15 | — | — |
Transcendental Youth |
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86 | 16 | — | — |
Beat the Champ |
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65 | 5 | — | — |
Goths |
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89 | 4 | — | 85 |
In League with Dragons |
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110 | 6 | — | 65 |
Songs for Pierre Chuvin |
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152 [7] |
19 [8] |
86 | 13 |
Getting Into Knives |
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Released demos
Name | Date | Label | Format |
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Come, Come to The Sunset Tree | 2005 | Self-released | LP |
Heretic Pride Demos | 2008 | 4AD | Digital download |
The Life of the World in Flux | 2009 | 4AD | CD |
All Survivors Pack | 2011 | Merge | Cassette |
Cassette-only releases
Name | Date | Label | Format |
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Taboo VI: The Homecoming | 1991 | Shrimper | Cassette |
The Hound Chronicles | 1992 | Shrimper | Cassette |
Transmissions to Horace | 1993 | Sonic Enemy | Cassette |
Hot Garden Stomp | 1993 | Shrimper | Cassette |
Taking the Dative | 1994 | Car in Car | Cassette |
Yam, the King of Crops | 1994 | Oska | Cassette |
EPs and singles
Name | Date | Label | Format |
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Songs for Petronius | 1992 | Shrimper | 7" |
Chile de Árbol | 1993 | Ajax | 7" |
Beautiful Rat Sunset | 1994 | Shrimper | 10"/CD |
Philyra | 1994 | Theme Park | 7" |
Songs for Peter Hughes | 1995 | Sonic Squid | 7" |
Songs About Fire | 1995 | Cassiel | 7" |
Nine Black Poppies | 1995 | Emperor Jones | CD |
New Asian Cinema | 1998 | Yoyo | 1-sided 12" |
Isopanisad Radio Hour | 1998 | Yoyo | 1-sided 12" |
On Juhu Beach | 2001 | Nursecall | 3" CD |
Devil in the Shortwave | 2002 | Yoyo | 1-sided 12" |
Jam Eater Blues | 2002 | Sub Pop | 7" |
See America Right | 2002 | 4AD | 7"/CD |
Palmcorder Yajna | 2003 | 4AD | 7"/CD |
Letter from Belgium | 2004 | 4AD | 7"/CD |
Dilaudid EP | 2005 | 4AD | Digital download |
Babylon Springs EP | 2006 | 4AD | CD |
Satanic Messiah | 2008 | Cadmean Dawn | 2x7"/Digital download |
Steal Smoked Fish | 2012 | Merge | 7" |
Who You Are | 2014 | Google Play exclusive | Digital download |
Blood Capsules | 2015 | Merge | 12" |
Selected Goths in Ambient | 2017 | Merge | 12" |
Marsh Witch Visions | 2017 | Self-released | Digital download |
Hex of Infinite Binding | 2018 | Cadmean Dawn | Digital download |
Aquarium Drunkard's Lagniappe Session | 2018 | Aquarium Drunkard | Digital download |
Sentries in the Ambush EP | 2019 | Merge | 7" |
Collaborations and split releases
Name | Date | Label | Format |
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Why You All So Thief? (w/ Simon Joyner) | 1994 | Sing Eunuchs | 7" |
Orange Raja, Blood Royal (w/ Alastair Galbraith) | 1995 | Walt | 7" |
Tropical Depression EP (w/ Furniture Huschle) | 1997 | Little Mafia | 7" |
Bedside Recordings Vol. 1.2 (w/ John Vanderslice) | 2003 | Barsuk | 7" |
Black Pear Tree EP (w/ Kaki King) | 2008 | Cadmean Dawn | 12" |
Moon Colony Bloodbath (w/ John Vanderslice) | 2009 | Cadmean Dawn | 12" |
Compilation albums
No. | Name | Date | Label | Format |
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1 | Protein Source of the Future...Now! | 1999 | Ajax | CD |
2 | Bitter Melon Farm | 1999 | Ajax | CD |
3 | Ghana | 1999 | 3 Beads of Sweat | CD |
4 | The Hound Chronicles/Hot Garden Stomp | 2012 | Shrimper | CD |
Other appearances
Name | Date | Label | Song contributed |
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Back to the Egg, Asshole | 1991 | Shrimper | "Wild Palm City (aka Within You, Without You)" |
A Munchies Kinda Christmas | 1992 | Sonic Enemy | "The Pieman (live)" |
Pawnshop Reverb | 1992 | Shrimper | "The Window Song" |
Hard Core Acoustic | 1993 | Shrimper | "Going to Maine" |
I Like Walt | 1994 | Walt | "Noche del Guajolote" |
You and What Army? | 1994 | Sing Eunuchs | "Going to Bangor" |
Howl...A Farewell Compilation of Unreleased Songs | 1994 | Glitterhouse/Zuma | "Against Agamemnon" |
I Present This | 1994 | Union Pole | "Rain Song" |
Those Pre-Phylloxera Years | 1994 | Box Dog Sound | "Faithless Bacchant Song" |
The Basement Tapes: Live Recordings at KSPC 1989-1995 | 1995 | KSPC | "The Anglo-Saxons" |
The Long Secret | 1995 | Harriet | "Duke Ellington" |
Corkscrewed | 1995 | Theme Park | "Flight 717: Going To Denmark" and "The Admonishing Song" |
Cool Beans #4 | 1995 | Cool Beans | "The Last Day of Jimi Hendrix's Life" |
Fast Forward 2 | 1995 | Brinkman | "Noctifer Birmingham" |
The Wheel Method | 1995 | Pottery | "Song for an Old Friend" |
The Wedding Record | 1995 | Walt | "Going To Port Washington" |
Our Salvation Is In Hand | 1995 | Theme Park | "Hand Ball" and "Alpha Omega" |
Goar #11 | 1995 | Goar | "Creature Song" and "Pure Sound" |
Cyanide Guilt Trip | 1996 | Cactus Gum | "Leaving Home" |
Dog So Large I Cannot See Past It | 1996 | Dark Beloved Cloud | "Snow Song" |
In Release City | 1996 | Slowball | "Black Molly" |
Hey Dan K. | Unreleased | Ajax | "Going to Kirby Sigston" |
We'll Sail Out Far... Maybe a Little Too Far... | 1997 | Apartment | "Please Come Home to Hamngatan" |
Object Lessons: Songs About Products | 1998 | Inconspicuous | "Golden Boy" |
Acuarela Songs | 2001 | Acuarela | "Saigon Shrunken Panorama" |
Gold Kiss Gala: I'll Wed You | 2001 | Dark Beloved Cloud | "Un Reve Plus Long Que La Nuit" |
Comes with a Smile 11: Hope Isn't a Word | 2004 | Comes with a Smile | "Beat the Devil" |
Down in a Mirror: A Second Tribute to Jandek | 2005 | Summersteps Records | "White Box" (Jandek cover) |
The Believer 2005 CD | 2005 | The Believer | "Pet Politics" (Silver Jews cover) |
Like A Version 2 | 2006 | Australian Broadcasting Corporation | "Wild World" (The Birthday Party cover) |
n/a (specially commissioned song) | 2008 | Weekend America | "Down to the Ark" |
Score! 20 Years of Merge Records: The Covers! | 2009 | Merge Records | "Drug Life" (East River Pipe cover) |
Stroke - Songs for Chris Knox | 2009 | Flying Nun | "Brave" (Chris Knox cover) |
Smooth Sounds: The Future Hits of WCKR SPGT (A 20th Anniv. Shrimper Comp.) | 2010 | Shrimper | "Predator Eyes" |
A.V. UNDERCOVER | 2011 | A.V. UNDERCOVER Studio | "Boxcar" (Jawbreaker cover) |
Our First 100 Days | 2017 | Secretly Group | "Etruscans" |
Almost Live From Joyful Noise | 2017 | Joyful Noise Recordings | "From the Lake Trials" |
Unreleased
Name | Date | Label | Format |
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Nall's Picks | 1993 | Unreleased | N/A[9] |
Hail and Farewell, Gothenburg | 1995 | Unreleased | N/A |
Jack and Faye[10] | 1996 | unreleased | 7" |
References
- ^ Nickey, Jason (2008). "The Mountain Goats: Biography". Allmusic. Macrovision Corporation. Retrieved 2009-02-16.
- ^ "the Mountain Goats FAQ". Themountaingoats.net. Retrieved 2009-02-16.
- ^ "The Mountain Goats Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved March 7, 2019.
- ^ "The Mountain Goats Chart History: Independent Albums". Billboard. Retrieved March 7, 2019.
- ^ "The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 20 April 2020". No. 1572. Australian Recording Industry Association. April 20, 2020.
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- Goths: "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100 - 2017 05 26". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 18, 2019.
- In League with Dragons: "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100 - 2019 05 03". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 18, 2019.
- Songs for Pierre Chuvin: "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100 17 April 2020 - 23 April 2020". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
- ^ "Billboard 200: April 25, 2020". Billboard. Retrieved April 21, 2020.
- ^ "Independent Albums: April 25, 2020". Billboard. Retrieved April 21, 2020.
- ^ "Three Previously Unreleased Mountain Goats Songs". Beats Per Minute. Retrieved 2017-07-24.
- ^ "Jack & Faye". Themountaingoats.net. Retrieved 2017-07-24.