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The Mountain Goats (stylized 'the Mountain Goats') are an American indie folk band formed in Claremont, California by singer-songwriter John Darnielle. The band is currently based in Durham, North Carolina.
For many years, the sole member of the Mountain Goats was Darnielle, despite the plural moniker. Although he remains the core member of the band, he has worked with a variety of collaborators over time, including bassist and vocalist Peter Hughes, drummer Jon Wurster, multi-instrumentalist Matt Douglas, singer-songwriter Franklin Bruno, bassist and vocalist Rachel Ware, singer-songwriter/producer John Vanderslice, guitarist Kaki King, and multi-instrumentalist Annie Clark.
Throughout the 1990s, the Mountain Goats were known for producing low-fidelity home recordings (most notably, on a cassette deck boombox) and releasing recordings in cassette or vinyl 7' formats. Since 2002, the Mountain Goats have adopted a more polished approach, recording studio albums with a full band, while still maintaining organically emotional lyrical motifs.
Band members
John Darnielle – vocals, guitar, keyboard
Peter Hughes – bass, backing vocals
Jon Wurster – drums
Matt Douglas – flute, saxophone, clarinet, guitar, keyboard, backing vocals
Former members and collaborators
Rachel Ware – bass, vocals (1992–1995)
The Bright Mountain Choir (Rachel Ware, Amy Piatt, Sarah Arslanian, Roseanne Lindley)
The North Mass Mountain Choir
Franklin Bruno – piano
Lalitree Darnielle – banjo
Alastair Galbraith – violin
Graeme Jefferies – guitar
John Vanderslice
Erik Friedlander – cello
Owen Pallett – strings
Scott Solter
Alex Decarville
Richard Colburn – drums
Christopher McGuire – drums
Nora Danielson – violin
Maggie Doyle – keytar
Kaki King
Yuval Semo – organ, piano, string arrangement
Discography
Main article: The Mountain Goats discography
Studio albums
Zopilote Machine (1994)
Sweden (1995)
Nothing for Juice (1996)
Full Force Galesburg (1997)
The Coroner's Gambit (2000)
All Hail West Texas (2002)
Tallahassee (2002)
We Shall All Be Healed (2004)
The Sunset Tree (2005)
Get Lonely (2006)
Heretic Pride (2008)
The Life of the World to Come (2009)
All Eternals Deck (2011)
Transcendental Youth (2012)
Beat the Champ (2015)
Goths (2017)
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