The novelist and musician is a voracious reader of books in translation. In “This Year,” he annotates the literary lyrics to ...

Revered singer-songwriter John Darnielle has been leading the Mountain Goats since the mid-1990s, putting out brilliant albums like 2002’s ‘Tallahassee’ and 2019’s ‘In League With Dragons.’ He’s also ...

Songs Annotated' is an annotated collection of some of The Mountain Goats singer-songwriter John Darnielle's most legendary lyrics, but it's so much more than that too. Darnielle spoke to PEOPLE about ...

Like a Canadian looking for any opportunity to point out an actor or musician is Canadian, any Portland-based Mountain Goats obsessive will leap at the chance to tell you just how much the Rose City ...

Mountain Goats frontman John Darnielle discusses musicals, his new album, and why he keeps coming home to Portland.

The Durham musician’s new book, “This Year: 365 Songs Annotated,” is a close read of some of The Mountain Goats most ...

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 ...

With 23 albums to choose from, getting into The Mountain Goats can seem like an insurmountable task for the casual listener. But the truth is, not even the most hardcore ...

Unlike the past few years where there were clearly dominant pop music storylines like the Kendrick Lamar and Drake beef or ...

In “This Year,” Darnielle adds notes and explanations to three decades’ worth of his strange, startling, funny and often beautiful words ...