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The early songs of John Darnielle are like brilliant notes on index cards. Actually, not index cards. Receipts, bank deposit slips, Chinese food menus. They're urgent thoughts that spit an

The early songs of John Darnielle are like brilliant notes on index cards. Actually, not index cards. Receipts, bank deposit slips, Chinese food menus. They're urgent thoughts that spit an idea out as it's still forming, and they're all the better for that. if you want a record of exactly

So this is an interesting one. It comes from a compilation called "Back to the Egg, Asshole" which appears to be a multi artist mixtape where all the songs have

So this is an interesting one. It comes from a compilation called "Back to the Egg, Asshole" which appears to be a multi artist mixtape where all the songs have the same names as Beatles songs, described as "An unplugged anti-tribute to Paul McCartney" that features no Paul McCartney songs.

Wow, this is early. A song from the first Mountain Goats cassette. In fact, the first song from that first cassette. It couldn't be more simple in terms of the

Wow, this is early. A song from the first Mountain Goats cassette. In fact, the first song from that first cassette. It couldn't be more simple in terms of the looping rhythm, and at one minute thirty four it's very much more an immediate thought than a fleshed out idea,

One of the first things I notice about this song, and I'll confess it's not one I'd heard before now, is something very familiar. An old friend from countless other

One of the first things I notice about this song, and I'll confess it's not one I'd heard before now, is something very familiar. An old friend from countless other places: the soft musical drone of John Darnielle's tape recorder. This is early Mountain Goats, before the band was more