Heart Like an Autoclave

Arise, oh hibernating Mountain Goats. You've been patiently slumbering in my playlist for over a month, awaiting your official release date. Well it's here and it's time to put on the flowered garlands, don your paper wings, and fly down the big hill in the park.

John Darnielle is one of the most unique folk singers out there, weaving pleasant narratives with ease, drawing near with his everyman vocal delivery. Occasionally the message is swaddled in strings to help it go down like a sugar pill, even if that message is a little dark.

Listen:
San Bernardino
Heretic Pride
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