Songs for Pierre Chuvin

by The Mountain Goats

Songs for Pierre Chuvin cover art

Driven by the sudden onset of pandemic lockdowns, John Darnielle returned to his iconic Panasonic boombox, recording an entire album exactly as he did in the 1990s. Thematically, the cassette-hiss-laden acoustic tracks explore the fall of the Roman Empire and pagan resistance against early Christianity, inspired by a book by historian Pierre Chuvin. The impromptu project served as a nostalgic, vital lifeline for both the band and its dedicated fanbase.

Genres

  • Singer-Songwriter
  • Indie Folk

Tracklist

  1. Aulon Raid
  2. Until Olympius Returns
  3. Last Gasp at Calama
  4. For the Snakes
  5. The Wooded Hills Along the Black Sea
  6. January 31, 438
  7. Hopeful Assassins of Zeno
  8. Their Gods Do Not Have Surgeons
  9. Going to Lebanon 2
  10. Exegetic Chains