Another singer with a non-musical, nasal voice but a lot to say and a serious talent for saying it. The Mountain Goats started life as one man, John Darnielle, a guitar and a tape recorder. No attempt at production, you can hear the tape whirring away throughout the songs but it somehow doesn’t matter. They were never about the sound but about the passion and the lyrics.

They have recorded a number of albums now in proper studios that sound clean and properly produced but I can’t help feeling that something was lost in the transition.

Tracklist:

1. Golden Boy (Ghana)
2. The Best Ever Death Metal Band Out Of Denton (All Hail West Texas)
3. Dance Music (The Sunset Tree)
4. Cubs In Five (9 Black Poppies)
5. No Children (Tallahassee)