John Darnielle

The Mountain Goats' New Album 'Bleed Out' Was Inspired by Action Movies

PUBLISHED Jun 2, 2022

The Mountain Goats have shared details of a new album. Bleed Out, the band's 21st studio effort, arrives August 19 via Merge. Produced by...

The Mountain Goats' John Darnielle Made a Song About Contracting COVID

PUBLISHED Dec 24, 2021

Joining a growing list of performers, the Mountain Goats' John Darnielle has revealed that he contracted COVID-19 — likely as the group had...

Universal Harvester

By John Darnielle

PUBLISHED Feb 5, 2017

Storytelling is just as much about form as it is about content. And when you're as great a storyteller as John Darnielle, you're going to s...

Wolf in White Van

By John Darnielle

PUBLISHED Sep 19, 2014

In song, the Mountain Goats' John Darnielle has proven himself a masterful storyteller, so it's hardly surprising that he can transfer thos...

John Darnielle

'Wolf in White Van' (audiobook excerpt)

PUBLISHED Sep 12, 2014

Lyrical songwriter John Darnielle of the Mountain Goats is releasing a novel called Wolf in White Van on September 30 through Farrar, Strau...