All Eternals Deck
After two previous albums together, the rock trio version of the Mountain Goats now sound like a properly developed unit that plays with nuance and purpose.
“Scream when captured / Arch your back / Let this whole town hear your knuckles crack,” sings Mountain Goats’ frontman John Darnielle on “Damn These Vampires,” the opening track of All Eternals Deck. But the song—as well as the rest of the album—runs counter to such rawness. All Eternals Deck is one of the smoothest,…
On any Mountain Goats record, John Darnielle’s unflinchingly elegant lyrical turns of phrase are all but given. On All…
John Darnielle has always been at his best when working within the confines of a theme.
The harrowing character sketches and wry declarations of self-loathing that populated the Mountain Goats’s previous releases are in short supply here.
The Mountain Goats - All Eternals Deck review: Never sleep, remember to breathe deep