Name: Heretic Pride
Brand: The Mountain Goats

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CAD-2801-1

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Format Music US

Limited edition

Release date

2008-02-19

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier US

Beggars Group

Tax rate US

Sales:8.875

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652637280111

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1 / Extended format: No / LP / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

Artist

The Mountain Goats

Genre US

Rock-Pop

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The Mountain Goats are an American indie folk band formed in Claremont, California by singer-songwriter John Darnielle. Although initially a solo project, Darnielle has collaborated with various musicians over the years. In the 1990s, they gained recognition for their lo-fi home recordings and releases on cassette or vinyl formats. Since 2002, the band has recorded studio albums with a full lineup. Currently based in Durham, North Carolina.

Line-ups:
<ul>
<li>1991-1996: John Darnielle and Rachel Ware</li>
<li>2002-2007: John Darnielle and Peter Hughes</li>
<li>2007-2015: John Darnielle, Peter Hughes, Jon Wurster</li>
<li>2015-present: John Darnielle, Peter Hughes, Jon Wuster, Matt Douglas</li>
</ul>

Occasional members:
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<li>1991-1995: Sarah Arslanian, Amy Piatt, Rosanne Lindley</li>
<li>1995-present: Franklin Bruno, Erik Friedlander, John Vanderslice</li>
</ul>

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the first of the mountain goats' 4ad albums, 'tallahassee', was a song-cycle about an entirely fictional relationship, whereas subsequent records saw john darnielle slowly but surely introducing autobiographical elements into his songs. 2005's 'the sunset tree' and 2006's 'get lonely' were both - in their different ways - naked personal. but long-time fans may well welcome the news that, for his new album, 'heretic pride', darnielle has once more retreated into his imagination to conjure a suite of songs about mythical creatures, imaginary cults, slasher films and pulp fiction novelists. he's also come up with some of the most anthemic, impassioned and downright catchy songs of his career: 'sax rohmer', 'autoclave' and 'lovecraft in brooklyn' join a long line of glorious mountain goats shouters ('going to georgia', 'cubs in five', 'the best ever death metal band in denton', 'no children', 'this year'); they'll doubtless have audiences raising the roof at venues around the world in the coming months. 'heretic pride' was produced by scott solter and john vanderslice, and they also contributed some additional percussion (solter) and some synth (vanderslice). the album was recorded by solter along with aaron prellwitz at prairie sun and was also mixed by solter. musicians include old associates like peter hughes (bass) and franklin bruno (piano); jon wurster (superchunk) provides drums, and the incredible erik friedlander plays cello. annie clark (of st vincent) contributes some guitar and backing vocals, and, in a development which will amaze the faithful, rachel ware zooi and sarah arslanian - aka the bright mountain choir - add vocal harmonies to a mountain goats album for the first time since 1996.

Heretic Pride

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Discover Heretic Pride by The Mountain Goats. A suite of songs about mythical creatures, slasher films, and pulp fiction novelists. LP format available from 4AD.