The Mountain Goats are reissuing their beloved 2005 album, The Sunset Tree, for its twentieth anniversary. The newly remastered version is out October 17 by way of 4AD. The album homes “This Yr,” lengthy considered the band’s hottest music till “No Kids” noticed a surge in popularity by way of TikTok. Revisit the music video for “This Yr” beneath.
John Darnielle made The Sundown Tree with producer John Vanderslice and a band that includes bassist Peter Hughes, pianist Franklin Bruno, cellist Erik Friedlander, drummer Alex DeCarville, and keyboardist Scott Solter. The brand new version was remastered at Abbey Road Studios.
Starting subsequent month, the Mountain Goats will head again on tour as they assist their newest album, 2023’s Jenny From Thebes. See the band’s schedule beneath.
Learn John Darnielle’s tribute to Ozzy Osbourne for Pitchfork, “For the Back Street Kids.”
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The Sundown Tree (twentieth Anniversary Remaster):
01 You or Your Reminiscence (2025 Remaster)
02 Broom Folks (2025 Remaster)
03 This Yr (2025 Remaster)
04 Dilaudid (2025 Remaster)
05 Dance Music (2025 Remaster)
06 Dinu Lipatti’s Bones (2025 Remaster)
07 Up the Wolves (2025 Remaster)
08 Lion’s Enamel (2025 Remaster)
09 Hast Thou Thought of the Tetrapod (2025 Remaster)
10 Magpie (2025 Remaster)
11 Track for Dennis Brown (2025 Remaster)
12 Love Love Love (2025 Remaster)
13 Pale Inexperienced Issues (2025 Remaster)
The Mountain Goats:
09-17 Atlanta, GA – The Selection Playhouse
09-18 Ponte Vedra Seashore, FL – Ponte Vedra Live performance Corridor
09-19 Isle of Palms, SC – The Windjammer
09-20 Black Mountain, NC – Pisgah Brewing Firm
09-22 Louisville, KY – Mercury Ballroom
09-24 Raleigh, NC – Crimson Hat Amphitheater *
09-26 Cleveland, OH – Agora Theater
09-27 Chicago, IL – The Salt Shed
09-28 Peoria, IL – TempleLive
09-29 Detroit, MI – The Majestic Theatre
10-01 Huntington, WV – The Loud
10-02 Rochester, NY – Water Avenue Music Corridor
10-03 Ardmore, PA – Ardmore Music Corridor
10-04 Jersey Metropolis, NJ – White Eagle Corridor
11-29 Salt Lake Metropolis, UT – Metro Music Corridor
11-30 Bozeman, MT – The Elm
12-01 Missoula, MT – The Wilma
12-03 Seattle, WA – Neptune Theatre
12-04 Seattle, WA – Neptune Theatre
12-05 Spokane, WA – Knitting Manufacturing unit
12-06 Boise, ID – Treefort Music Corridor
12-08 Portland, OR – Revolution Corridor
12-09 Portland, OR – Revolution Corridor
12-10 San Francisco, CA – The Fillmore
12-12 Los Angeles, CA – Teragram Ballroom
12-13 Los Angeles, CA – Teragram Ballroom
12-14 Los Angeles, CA – Teragram Ballroom
* with Rilo Kiley
