Profiles
Interview (2006)
Jamie Rowland talks to Markus Wilhelms, the owner of German label Aufgeladen und Bereit, about his label which to date has just released records by Scottish acts
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Mountain Goats
Shepherd's Bush Empire, London, 19/11/2015
Daniel Cressey watches Americana act the Mountain Goats play a bleak but compelling show at the Shepherd's Bush Empire in London to promote their latest album 'Beat the Champ' on which front man John Darnielle’s songwriting focuses on the professional wrestling world
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Mountain Goats
Catherine Christofis photographs American folk act the Mountain Goats at a gig at the Union Chapel in London
Mountain Goats
KOKO, London, 26/5/2011
Despite tackling issues such as loss, despair, drugs and madness, Daniel Cressey at the KOKO in London finds that Californian act the Mountain Goats continuing to be oddly comforting as well as totally compelling
Mountain Goats
KOKO, London, 7/9/2010
While often only basic in their singing skills and guitar ability, Chris O' Toole finds both witty and inspiring a performance from the Mountain Goats, the group led by Indiana-based musician John Darnielle, at the KOKO in London
Mountain Goats
Union Chapel, London, 8/12/2007
Anthony Dhanendran watches alternative rock cult act the Mountain Goats, the project of North Carolinan musician John Darneille, play a stunning, crowd-pleasing set at the Union Chapel in London,
Mountain Goats
Scala, London, 23/11/2005
Family conflict, drunkenness and unrequited love affairs are familar subject matter for indie guitar rockers the Mountain Goats. At a gig at the London Scala, Dan Cressey , however, finds them also to have a riotous sense of humour
Mountain Goats
ICA, London. 30/3/2004
Lo fi act the Mountain Goats have gained a strong reputation for their songs "of catchy, alt-country bitterness". Daniel Cressey watches them play "a wonderfully intimate gig" at the London ICA
Albums
Mountain Goats
All Hail West Texas
In our Re:View section, in which our writers look back on albums from the past, Dan Cressey examines lo-fi act Mountain Goats' 2002 album 'All Hail West Texas', which has recently been reissued