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It's Bandcamp Friday! Going to Princeton is available digitally for the first time today on Bandcamp: themountaingoats.bandcamp.com/

Plus, select titles are pay what you want digitally, including our recently released Bandcamp-exclusive single "Going to Fennario," with proceeds benefiting the American Cancer Society.

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I've been writing songs whose titles start with "Going to..." for thirty years or so – it's an informal series within our catalog, though I don't do so many of them any more. Last year I was listening to multiple versions of the Dead's "Peggy-O" (try the version from Cameron Indoor Stadium, Durham, NC, 4/12/78) and thinking about Fennario, also the land of "Dire Wolf," and I thought I'd write a traditional style tune myself. I thought about how lucid and unsentimental traditional songs are about death and change – how folk songs present life as it is and let the feeling flow from there – and I wrote "Going to Fennario." themountaingoats.bandcamp.com/track/going-to-fenna…

I listen to the Grateful Dead all the time; their endless musical curiosity is a north star for anybody who seeks a life in music, plus anybody who tours in a rock band walks down paths cleared by the Dead. Their work means so much to me. We weren't going to release any new music until later this year, but in honor of Bob Weir, who's crossed over to the next life and leaves behind a musical legacy that will be treasured for as long as people listen to music, I wanted to put this out now, so here's an early look at what we got up to last fall between tours. It's got Mikaela Davis on harp, Rob Jost on bass, George Douglas on the hammered dulcimer — his son plays in the Mountain Goats — and then the usual suspects: me, Matt Douglas, and Jon Wurster – holding down the rest. You can pay what you like on Bandcamp, believe it if you need it, or leave it if you dare; 100% of the proceeds on this single will go to the American Cancer Society.

Thanks, Bob Weir, for all those "Jack Straw"s that're always right there when I need 'em. Your work lives on. Travel safely home.

–John Darnielle
1/12/26

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Thank you ‪@ColbertLateShow‬ for having us!

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New US tour dates in May are on sale now! We can’t wait to play these shows and make our way over to Japan, Australia, New Zealand, and the EU/UK in the new year.

Tickets: 10atoms.com/tMGTour 🎫

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Happy publication day to This Year: 365 Songs Annotated: A Book of Days - my new book of lyrics and commentary for each day of the year, with illustrations by John Keough. Proud of this one. Hope you enjoy it! thisyearbook.com/

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Merch sale - shop up to 40% off storewide through Dec 1: 10atoms.com/tMG-Merch

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Our new album, Through This Fire Across from Peter Balkan, a story of momentary visions away from the world, is out now on Cadmean Dawn Records and Tapes: our own label!

We're excited for you to embark on this journey with us. Order your copy & stream the album here: 30tgrs.ffm.to/ttfafpb

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The Sunset Tree (20th Anniversary Edition) is out now digitally and on limited-edition vinyl, CDs, and cassettes! Featuring 2025 Abbey Road Remasters, original artwork, and a new OBI strip designed by Chris Bigg.

Thank you for all the love and support you’ve shown us and this record over the years! Order and stream: themountaingoats.ffm.to/thesunsettree20

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A GREAT GOOD DAY TO ALL WHO SAIL THE TREACHEROUS WATERS OF OUR BROKEN WORLD. WE, THE MOUNTAIN GOATS, COME BEARING NEW SONGS, NOT JUST ONE AS IN FORMER DAYS BUT TWO, AS THERE IS A NEED FOR MORE SONGS. "COLD AT NIGHT" IS ABOUT A SHIPWRECK AND ITS IMMEDIATE AFTERMATH. BASS ON "COLD" IS BY TOMMY STINSON WHO YOU KNOW FROM THE REPLACEMENTS AND GUNS 'N' ROSES. GUITARS ON "COLD" ARE BY MATT DOUGLAS, WHO PRODUCED THESE TRACKS AND WROTE THE STRING ARRANGEMENTS. "ROCKS IN MY POCKETS" IS A SOLILOQUY FROM ADAM, ONE OF THREE SURVIVORS FROM THE WRECK. IT IS THE LAST WE HEAR FROM HIM. HARP BY THE GREAT MIKAELA DAVIS. ALL THREE MEMBERS OF THE MOUNTAIN GOATS -- JON, JOHN, AND MATT -- PLAY GUITARS ON "ROCKS," AND THE TRACK IS LIVE EXCEPT FOR THE PERCUSSION AND HARP OVERDUBS. HARMONY & RESPONSE VOCALS ON "COLD AT NIGHT" ARE BY LIN-MANUEL MIRANDA, WHO SANG AS CHARLEY IN THE 2012 "MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG" CONCERT. I WILL NEVER GET OVER HAVING A GUY WHO HAS SUNG SONDHEIM ONSTAGE ON MY ALBUM: THANKS, BUD. THE REST OF YOU: ENJOY!

THROUGH THIS FIRE ACROSS FROM PETER BALKAN, DUE 7 NOVEMBER ON CADMEAN DAWN.

PRE-ORDER: 30tgrs.ffm.to/ttfafpb
STREAM: 30tgrs.ffm.to/coldatnight-rocks

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Tour starts this week! We can’t wait to get out there and see you all—head here for tickets: 10atoms.com/tMGTour

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