Getting Into Knives

AlbumOct 23 / 202013 songs, 56m 40s
Folk Rock Indie Folk
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7.7 / 10

Recorded in Memphis before lockdown, the Mountain Goats’ second album of 2020 is lush and loose, full of stories about personal fulfillment, in whatever form it takes.

8.8 / 10

Over the course of 13 songs, the spell cast by John Darnielle & co. confers a dark blessing that seems driven by a rare,…

Review: the Mountain Goats' 'Getting into Knives'

Let's get the first big question out of the way: No, Getting into Knives is not a concept album about knives.

7 / 10

Dismissing the idea of allowing 2020 to go to waste, Getting Into Knives is the follow-up to John Darnielle's solo album, Songs for Pierre C...

6.5 / 10

Nearly every songwriter as prolific and legendary as John Darnielle begins to repeat themselves eventually. Yet The Mountain Goats, of which Darnielle is the only constant member, has had a remarkably versatile late career.

The band’s uniquely existential and observational approach to rock is, for the first time, beginning to wear thin.

8 / 10

John Darnielle is a man of many interests.

8.0 / 10

Getting Into Knives by The Mountain Goats album review by Adam Fink. The band's forthcoming release comes October 23, via Merge Records

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Album Reviews: The Mountain Goats - Getting Into Knives

7 / 10