Goths

by The Mountain Goats

Goths cover art

Continuing his streak of highly specific conceptual albums, John Darnielle crafts an entire record exploring the fading subculture of 1980s goth rock. Notably, the album was recorded entirely without the use of guitars, relying instead on lush Rhodes pianos, synthesizers, and jazzy woodwinds. It is an incredibly empathetic, surprisingly mellow reflection on aging out of youth movements and finding suburban compromise.

Genres

  • Indie Pop
  • Singer-Songwriter

Tracklist

  1. Rain in Soho
  2. Andrew Eldritch Is Moving Back to Leeds
  3. The Grey King and the Silver Flame Attunement
  4. We Do It Different on the West Coast
  5. Unicorn Tolerance
  6. Stench of the Unburied
  7. Wear Black
  8. Paid in Cocaine
  9. Rage of Travers
  10. Shelved
  11. For the Portuguese Goth Metal Bands
  12. Abandoned Flesh