The Mountain Goats Get Lonely jennifer coolidge MacKaye's "Instrument" and Picciotto's "Last

MacKaye's "Instrument" and Picciotto's "Last Chance for a Slow Dance

candy-coated melodies galore -- filled with purpose

B5 The First Noel

Released: 7/21/23

drummer Derek McNeil

The Mountain Goats Get Lonely jennifer coolidge MacKaye's "Instrument" and Picciotto's "LastGet Lonely is every bit as assured as its predecessor, "The Sunset Tree", but the mood is entirely different. "Sunset" chronicled the fraught, violent relationship between John Darnielle and his stepfather and derived its power from an unblinking exorcism of personal demons, while "Get Lonely" is the haunted aftermath. It's a reflective, intimate record. The mood is one of bittersweet resignation rather than cathartic release. It's a quiet triumph,