"I'm doing this for revenge!" So proclaims John Darnielle, the lead singer of veteran North Carolina indie rock act The Mountain Goats, on new song "Training Montage." Which seems appropriate, ...

As we close in on the end of 2025, year end list season is in full swing, and one person who’s picks we always look forward to seeing is The Mountain Goats frontman John Darnielle. He’s shared his ...

The Mountain Goats have made a whole lot of great albums in a career that stretches back decades, and they aren't slowing down anytime soon. Last year, the band released Bleed Out, an LP inspired by ...

The Mountain Goats narrate a one-of-a-kind road trip on their new song, “Picture of My Dress,” from their next LP, Getting Into Knives, out October 23rd via Merge. The song boasts a steady and serene ...

The Mountain Goats appear as bobbleheads in the quirky new video for “Get Famous,” a track off their upcoming album Getting Into Knives. Described by John Darnielle as a “Mott the Hoople-inspired ...

Songs Annotated' collects lyrics from, and brief reflections on, 365 different Mountain Goats songs. Catholicism saturates his lyrics, which include references to saints, heretics, the rosary and the ...

For three summers, wildlife managers wrestled mountain goats in Washington state’s Olympic National Park, blindfolded them and then flew them into the far reaches of the state’s Cascade Range — an ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. If you’ve come across one of these timid, distinctive-looking creatures on the trail, you may ...

Sumio Harada is best known for his striking photographs of one of Glacier National Park’s most alluring animals: oreamnos ...

I am 16 or 17 and I have just heard the song "Jenny" by the Mountain Goats for the first time. I am driving what I believe to be a red 2006 Honda Civic. The passenger side window does not work; the ...

In “Dark in Here,” singer John Darnielle explores a bleak but enchanted world—all the way back to the biblical story of Jonah. Dark in Here is similar to recent Mountain Goats albums in that it ...

Mountain goats' ability to survive in alpine environments helps protect them from predators, but it also comes with risks.