The Mountain Goats

The Sunset Tree

The real questions being: how does he grow up in the world around him? And: how heartfelt is he for his stepfather?

The collective continue to incorporate more interesting elements to their music, but maintain their acoustic based sound throughout the record. Many of these tracks feel far more subdued than some of their earlier work, making this record feel a little different from the others. The length is also particularly strong, with no wasted space across the record being felt. One of the groups finer works from my perspective.

Favorite track: Lion's Teeth

Good

Selfish singing

Favorite Tracks: This Year, Up the Wolves, Love Love Love

Least Favorite Tracks: Dinu Lipatti's Bones, Song for Dennis Brown, Magpie

Would I Recommend? No. It works in the songs favor and helps contrast the self-centered lyricist, who sometimes displays that rare technique of being a genuinely gripping songwriter, though more often seems to over-enunciate emotional intellectualism into self conscious realms, paired mostly in nasally, They Might Be Giants-esque singing tones ... read more