In League With Dragons | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | April 26, 2019 | |||
Recorded | 2018–2019 | |||
Genre | Alternative rock [1] | |||
Length | 48:22 | |||
Label | Merge | |||
Producer | Owen Pallett | |||
The Mountain Goats chronology | ||||
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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]
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]
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.
All tracks are written by John Darnielle
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Done Bleeding" | 4:38 |
2. | "Younger" | 5:52 |
3. | "Passaic 1975" | 3:55 |
4. | "Clemency for the Wizard King" | 2:47 |
5. | "Possum by Night" | 2:59 |
6. | "In League with Dragons" | 3:11 |
7. | " Doc Gooden" | 4:19 |
8. | "Going Invisible 2" | 3:05 |
9. | " Waylon Jennings Live!" | 3:15 |
10. | "Cadaver Sniffing Dog" | 3:55 |
11. | "An Antidote for Strychnine" | 6:04 |
12. | "Sicilian Crest" | 4:22 |
Total length: | 48:22 |
No. | Title | Length |
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13. | "Sentries in the Ambush" | 2:48 |
14. | "Divided Sky Lane" | 3:38 |
Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 77/100 [10] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [11] |
Consequence of Sound | B− [12] |
The Guardian | [13] |
Pitchfork | 7.4/10 [14] |
Rolling Stone | [15] |
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". [10]
Chart (2019) | Peak position |
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Australian Digital Albums ( ARIA) [16] | 33 |
Scottish Albums ( OCC) [17] | 65 |
US Billboard 200 [18] | 110 |
US Top Alternative Albums ( Billboard) [19] | 9 |
US Folk Albums ( Billboard) [20] | 5 |
US Top Rock Albums ( Billboard) [21] | 16 |
In League With Dragons | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | April 26, 2019 | |||
Recorded | 2018–2019 | |||
Genre | Alternative rock [1] | |||
Length | 48:22 | |||
Label | Merge | |||
Producer | Owen Pallett | |||
The Mountain Goats chronology | ||||
|
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]
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]
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.
All tracks are written by John Darnielle
No. | Title | Length |
---|---|---|
1. | "Done Bleeding" | 4:38 |
2. | "Younger" | 5:52 |
3. | "Passaic 1975" | 3:55 |
4. | "Clemency for the Wizard King" | 2:47 |
5. | "Possum by Night" | 2:59 |
6. | "In League with Dragons" | 3:11 |
7. | " Doc Gooden" | 4:19 |
8. | "Going Invisible 2" | 3:05 |
9. | " Waylon Jennings Live!" | 3:15 |
10. | "Cadaver Sniffing Dog" | 3:55 |
11. | "An Antidote for Strychnine" | 6:04 |
12. | "Sicilian Crest" | 4:22 |
Total length: | 48:22 |
No. | Title | Length |
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13. | "Sentries in the Ambush" | 2:48 |
14. | "Divided Sky Lane" | 3:38 |
Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 77/100 [10] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [11] |
Consequence of Sound | B− [12] |
The Guardian | [13] |
Pitchfork | 7.4/10 [14] |
Rolling Stone | [15] |
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". [10]
Chart (2019) | Peak position |
---|---|
Australian Digital Albums ( ARIA) [16] | 33 |
Scottish Albums ( OCC) [17] | 65 |
US Billboard 200 [18] | 110 |
US Top Alternative Albums ( Billboard) [19] | 9 |
US Folk Albums ( Billboard) [20] | 5 |
US Top Rock Albums ( Billboard) [21] | 16 |