Craig does Fault Lines on Mountain Goats podcast
Dec 14, 2017 3:12:24 GMT -5
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Post by muzzleofbees on Dec 14, 2017 3:12:24 GMT -5
I picked up Separation Sunday on CD in a bargain bin early fall of 2006. I remember people I trusted on music mentioned it in the year end lists of 2005, and I had some vague memories of reading a couple of reviews. I liked it on first listen, but forgot it pretty quickly. It wasn't till I bought Boys And Girls later that year everything clicked. A few months later Separation Sunday was one of my favourite albums of all time, and it still is. Anyway, I remember quite distinctly what Separation Sunday sounded like on that first listen. Mostly because I posted a rare review on Rateyourmusic.com, probably the day I bought the album. It simply said: "Sounds like Mountain Goats songs played by a good rock'n'roll band". And while that in retrospect is a way to simple way to describe the masterpiece that Separation Sunday is, it's a good reminder on both how I heard my favourite band in the first place, and also how much the sound and style of Mountain Goats shaped my musical preferences, and also my predisposition to fall for Hold Steady in the first place.
Anyway: All of this leads up to the pretty great podcast I Only Listen To Mountain Goats, and the last episode which features Craig. It contains a pretty interesting talk between John Darnielle and Craig, both on music, lyrics and on being artists. And Craig does a sweet cover of Fault Lines, one of many amazing songs on All Hail West Texas. As with the last two albums, it's produced by Josh Kaufman, and it's very Craig-y. But what strikes me the most is how much of John Darnielle's style who's transfered to the cover version. The phrasings, the vocal melodies, lots of other stuff. Part of it probably has to do with Craig knowing the song so well, but I sort of feel it's also a testament to the songwriting and sound of Mountain Goats. On the surface it's simple and straight-forward, but it's interesting to hear how much of the soul of the stripped down and acoustic original who's survived into the cover.
Both the cover and the podcast itself is available on Spotify.
Anyway: All of this leads up to the pretty great podcast I Only Listen To Mountain Goats, and the last episode which features Craig. It contains a pretty interesting talk between John Darnielle and Craig, both on music, lyrics and on being artists. And Craig does a sweet cover of Fault Lines, one of many amazing songs on All Hail West Texas. As with the last two albums, it's produced by Josh Kaufman, and it's very Craig-y. But what strikes me the most is how much of John Darnielle's style who's transfered to the cover version. The phrasings, the vocal melodies, lots of other stuff. Part of it probably has to do with Craig knowing the song so well, but I sort of feel it's also a testament to the songwriting and sound of Mountain Goats. On the surface it's simple and straight-forward, but it's interesting to hear how much of the soul of the stripped down and acoustic original who's survived into the cover.
Both the cover and the podcast itself is available on Spotify.