In League with Dragons explained

In League With Dragons
Type:studio
Artist:the Mountain Goats
Cover:In League with Dragons cover art 2019.jpg
Released:April 26, 2019
Recorded:2018–2019
Genre:Alternative rock[1]
Length:48:22
Label:Merge
Producer:Owen Pallett
Prev Title:Goths
Prev Year:2017
Next Title:Songs for Pierre Chuvin
Next Year:2020

In League With Dragons is the seventeenth studio album by the Mountain Goats, released on April 26, 2019, on Merge Records.[2] [3] Inspired by tabletop role-playing games such as Dungeons & Dragons, the album has been described as a "partial rock opera" with influences from noir literature.[2] [4]

Background

Indie rock band the Mountain Goats released their 16th full-length studio album, Goths, on May 19, 2017, via Merge Records.[5] The album was inspired by John Darnielle's childhood enjoyment of gothic rock.[6] After supporting Jason Isbell on tour in June and July 2017, the Mountain Goats went on a North American headlining tour from September through December 2017 in support of Goths.[7]

Release

The album was announced on January 28, 2019. The announcement was accompanied by a live streaming event on Facebook and Twitch, hosted by Wizards of the Coast. The band also released three singles from the album: "Younger",[3] "Cadaver Sniffing Dog",[8] and "Sicilian Crest". The release of "Sicilian Crest" was accompanied by an hour-long discussion about the making of the song by frontman John Darnielle and podcaster Joseph Fink, on the podcast I Only Listen to the Mountain Goats; season two of the podcast will ultimately consist of a track-by-track discussion of each song on the album.[9]

The album was released on April 26, 2019, on Merge Records. Special editions of the album come with an additional 7-inch record, Sentries in the Ambush EP, featuring two non-album tracks.

Reception

At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 77 (based on 14 reviews) indicating "generally favorable reviews".

Personnel

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: In League with Dragons. Bandcamp. 2 February 2019.
  2. Mountain Goats Create 'Dragon Noir' Genre With New Album 'In League With Dragons'. Kreps . Daniel . 28 January 2019 . . 29 January 2019.
  3. Web site: The Mountain Goats Announces Dungeons & Dragons-Inspired Album . Bote . Joshua . 28 January 2019 . . 29 January 2019.
  4. Web site: The Mountain Goats announce new album, In League with Dragons, share 'Younger': Stream . Schatz . Lake . 28 January 2019 . . 29 January 2019.
  5. News: Geslani . Michelle . The Mountain Goats release new album Goths: Stream . April 14, 2021 . . May 15, 2017.
  6. News: Lindsay . Cam . John Darnielle Lived the Teenage Goth Life I Never Did . April 14, 2021 . . May 17, 2017.
  7. News: Sacher . Andrew . The Mountain Goats announce fall tour dates . April 14, 2021 . . June 5, 2017.
  8. Web site: Martin . Clare . The Mountain Goats Will Bloody up Your Day with Their New Single "Cadaver Sniffing Dog" . Paste . 11 April 2019 . April 11, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190411124057/https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2019/03/mountain-goats-cadaver-sniffing-dog.html . dead .
  9. Web site: I Only Listen to the Mountain Goats Season 2 . I Only Listen to the Mountain Goats . Nightvale Presents . 11 April 2019.
  10. Web site: ARIA Australian Top 50 Digital Albums. Australian Recording Industry Association. May 6, 2019. May 4, 2019.

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