Tour news - Mountain Goats announce April tour

The New Yorker magazine has proclaimed Mountain Goats main man, John Darnielle, “America’s best non-hip-hop lyricist”, whilst Rolling Stone declared him “one of the best songwriters of the ‘00s”. High praise indeed, but also unquestionably deserved praise.
Over the course of a dozen albums, and countless singles, EPs & tracks on compilations Darnielle’s wry, intimate & cathartic songwriting has cast its spell on a growing legion of devoted fans.
Their latest album, “The Life of the World To Come”, once again sees The Mountain Goats deliver their trademark exposition of skewed characters, vibrant images and perfectly-framed narratives in what Darnielle says are “twelve songs the bible taught me, kind of”.
Even more engaging in the live setting, which sees the band create an intense, reflective and often joyous encounter with their audience, the Mountain Goats return to Australia this April for their fifth tour.
“John’s lyrics are breathtakingly wonderful.” J MAG
“He generally sets the bar pretty high, yet The Life Of The World To Come surpasses those lofty standards. Amen to that.” Xpress
“Darnielle is a truly gifted storyteller and lyricist” Time Off Album Of The Week
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Brisbane
Sunday April 11 - The Zoo
Tickets from Oztix phone sales 1300 762 545, www.thezoo.com.au, Moshtix (Ph: 1300 GET TIX or www.moshtix.com.au ), Rockinghorse Records (City), Kill The Music (City), Butterbeats (City & Valley), Bombay Rock (Townsville), Cooly Hotel (Coolangatta), Disasterpiece (Southport), Gooble Warming (West End), Great Western (Rockhampton), Moshpit Music (Maroochydore), Rockaway Records (Springwood), Sands Tavern (Maroochydore) & Sunflower Music (Broadbeach)
Presented by Rave
Tuesday April 13 - Manning Bar
Tickets from Moshtix www.moshtix.com.au or ph 1300 Get Tix (438 849) and all Moshtix outlets) & Manning Bar (venue access centre ph: 02 9563 8000 or www.manningbar.com)
Wednesday April 14 - The Corner Hotel
Tickets from Corner Box Office (57 Swan St Richmond 12-8 Mon-Sat), ph. 9427 9198 or online www.cornerhotel.com, Moshtix (Ph: 1300 GET TIX or www.moshtix.com.au) & Polyester Records (City & Fitzroy store)
Presented by Beat
Friday April 16 - Fowlers Live
Sunday April 18 - The Rosemount
Tickets from Heatseeker (www.heatseeker.com.au & Heatseeker retail outlets) and Moshtix (www.moshitx.com.au & 1300 GET TIX (438 849))
The Mountain Goats “The Life of the World To Come” is out now on 4AD/ Remote Control
www.mountain-goats.com
www.myspace.com/themountaingoats
Labels: 4ad, mp3/stream, the mountain goats, touring





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