I love The Mountain Goats. Always thought Darnielle was something completely unique and, unrelated, that Springsteen was a meathead dad rocker who had some catc

I love The Mountain Goats. Always thought Darnielle was something completely unique and, unrelated, that Springsteen was a meathead dad rocker who had some catchy songs I never really listened to.. Until I read that Springsteen wrote “Because the Night” for Patti Smith and decided to listen to a few albums. I have no clue where I got my ideas about Springsteen, that guy is a fucking amazing song writer. If you like The Mountain Goats and are young enough to have ignored Springsteen, listen to “Kansas” and “Born in the U.S.A.” A “Rapidly Approaching Middle-Age” achievement banner popped up the first time I cried along to a Springsteen song. He did a great version of “Dustland” with The Killers (who stole their name from a Mountain Goats song) last year: https://youtu.be/M3BZ8hnLyRc https://youtu.be/M3BZ8hnLyRc