Jenny From Thebes

by The Mountain Goats

Jenny From Thebes cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 27 October 2023
  • Label: Merge
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 39:48
  • Community rating: 3.59/5 from 7 ratings

Artists on this release: Matt Douglas, Evan Ringel, Karen Galvin, Trina Shoemaker

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Billed directly as a sequel to their beloved 2002 album 'All Hail West Texas', this record expands the narrative of a specific, fiercely protective character named Jenny. The album abandons the lo-fi tape recorders of its predecessor for grand, full-band rock opera arrangements, complete with lush piano lines and vibrant string sections.

Genres

Descriptors: conceptual, crime, death, storytelling, literary

Tracklist

  1. Clean Slate (3:48)
  2. Ground Level (2:22)
  3. Only One Way (4:01)
  4. Fresh Tattoo (4:42)
  5. Cleaning Crew (3:36)
  6. Murder at the 18th St. Garage (2:52)
  7. From the Nebraska Plant (3:33)
  8. Same as Cash (3:44)
  9. Water Tower (2:27)
  10. Jenny III (2:26)
  11. Going to Dallas (2:02)
  12. Great Pirates (4:10)

Credits

  • The Mountain Goats - primary artist
  • Matthew Barnhart - lacquer cut by
  • Alicia Bognanno - performer
  • John Darnielle - performer
  • Jon Wurster - performer
  • Peter Hughes - performer
  • Kathy Valentine - performer [joined by], accompanied by
  • Matt Nathanson - performer [joined by], accompanied by

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