John Darnielle, singer songwriter of The Mountain Goats brings you his latest release titled, "Get Lonely." All I have to say about that, is if you don't get lonely by the end of this album, well then, you're not of this Earth strange neurotically happy alien.
Linkage for The Mountain Goats:
http://www.themountaingoats.net/http://www.mountain-goats.com/http://www.mountain-goats.com/bio.htmlI've been listening to this album during my commute. It's good in the early morning and the evening. I'm not sure about the afternoon, probably pretty good too.
Musically the album is sparse like every MG release. Acoustic guitar, bass and drums. So maybe you're thinking, "Oh, this would be a nice little album to play during a dinner party." Please. Tears will be dripping into your guests' ravioli. It's a coffee and cigarette album. It's one for yourself.
Central to "Get Lonely" are the lyrics. It would seem that each MG album focuses on a theme. Darnielle is no stranger to a concept album."Tallahassee" being the best example. Each song developing the story of the Alpha Couple (a dysfunctional married couple) told through the viewpoint of the Alpha male. More information on the Alpha series can be found here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mountain_Goats#Alpha_Series"Get Lonely" focuses on the loss of a loved one. One could argue that it is the end of the Alpha series. The dysfunctional alcoholic couple split, the guy sobers up and wanders around for awhile before committing suicide by drowning himself. Well, that's my take.
My favorite line from the album is from the song "Woke Up New":
the first time I made coffee for just myself,
I made too much of it.
but I drank it all,
just 'cause you hate it when I let things go to waste.
and I wandered through the house, like a little boy lost at the mall.
and an astronaut could've seen the hunger in my eyes from space.It's just that freakin' sad. You've been fairly warned.
Lyrics for Get Lonely (just in case):
http://www.themountaingoats.net/lyrics/getlonely_lyr.html#wokeupnew
