“The latest Mountain Goats LP is an exciting and emotional head-first dive into the world of pro wrestling.”
“Since he first started releasing music as the Mountain Goats back in the Nineties, John Darnielle has been putting out albums at the speedy clip of a power-pop tune-machine, even as he explores fully realized concepts that might suck up a decent chunk of a lesser artist’s entire career. His last album, 2017’s Goths, warmly honored that pasty subculture; a year before that he put out Beat the Champ”
“The Mountain Goats' new LP is dedicated to John Darnielle's childhood pro-wrestling heroes, using the particulars of their lives to explore his own personal mythology. There’s a noble simplicity to these songs, reflecting Darnielle’s warm memories of his fandom.”
