Getting Into Knives, by the Mountain Goats

Getting Into Knives

by the Mountain Goats

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a_hoofmanz A fine existential song. Favorite track: Getting Into Knives.

jeddidies John's lyrics have changed the way I see the world. I love this band so much. Favorite track: Tidal Wave.

emanramen Another solid MG record Favorite track: Get Famous.

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1.	Corsican Mastiff Stride 02:20	buy track
2.	Get Famous 03:19	buy track
3.	Picture of My Dress 04:20	buy track
4.	As Many Candles As Possible 03:24	buy track
5.	Tidal Wave 05:25	buy track
6.	Pez Dorado 04:56	buy track
7.	The Last Place I Saw You Alive 04:40	buy track
8.	Bell Swamp Connection 05:50	buy track
9.	The Great Gold Sheep 05:03	buy track
10.	Rat Queen 04:09	buy track
11.	Wolf Count 03:49	buy track
12.	Harbor Me 04:07	buy track
13.	Getting Into Knives 05:14	buy track

credits

released October 23, 2020

RECORDED AT
Sam Phillips Recording, Memphis, Tennessee March 1–6, 2020

John Darnielle: vocals, guitars, piano
Peter Hughes: electric and upright bass
Matt Douglas: keyboards, woodwinds, guitars, accordion, backing vocals
Jon Wurster: drums and percussion

JOINED FOR THE OCCASION BY
Bram Gielen: piano, guitars, keyboards
Chris Boerner: guitars
Charles Hodges: Hammond B-3
Sam Shoup: Mellotron
Tom Clary: horns
Reba Russell: backing vocals
Susan Marshall: backing vocals

PRODUCED BY
Matt Ross-Spang, the man himself, the dude with the heater in the basement, the fellow you know from the back room, the man who will not personally sell you any knives but can direct you to a guy who has at least three, two of them quite exotic

ENGINEERED BY
Matt Ross-Spang, I just told you about him, he can see the holograms in the hidden hallways, he can spot the stars in the scatter-shot, he’s got the eye

MIXED BY
Matt Ross-Spang, you may recognize his name, if at this point you don’t perhaps cut back a little on the paint thinner, he’s a man you don’t meet every day

ASSISTED BY
Wesley Graham, known to many as Mister Wesley and rightly so, invaluable with the mic locker, inimitable on the placement, indispensable in the clutch

WITH, IN THE ROLE OF STUDIO ATTACHÉ, NONE OTHER THAN
Matt Denham, the guy who gets it done, on the scene with a laser beam

THE MOUNTAIN GOATS ARE SHORED UP, REINFORCED, AND MADE ROAD-READY BY
Ryan Matteson, the hidden hand, the presence in the shadows, the voice in the darkness, the power from beyond space, the Man from Madison, without whom we would have all gotten stuck at the NC-TN border trying to locate Memphis

KNIVES PROVIDED BY
Knives International, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Knives Worldwide

If I told you all how much fun we had making this one you wouldn’t even believe me but we hope it comes through

Dedicated to the secret priests of the Bell Swamp, those oracles of Brunswick County, wizards of Winnabow, night lords of the thousand acres: whose domain yet grows, may its borders encompass the sky and all beyond

Mastered by Brent Lambert at The Kitchen Mastering, Carrboro, North Carolina

Design by Daniel Murphy

All words & music by John Darnielle
©2020 Cadmean Dawn (ASCAP)
administered worldwide by Pacific Electric Music Publishing

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about

the Mountain Goats Durham, North Carolina

John Darnielle has written almost 600 songs now, and some of them are very sad, dealing with hard drugs and tragic ends, hurting yourself and others, sicknesses of both body and brain, off-brand alcohols. They are told in beautiful, unnerving, specific detail because he is a very good writer, and also some of them are just true stories about his own life.
—John Hodgman, 2012 ... more

shows

Oct 02

Belly Up Tavern

Solana Beach, CA
Oct 03

The Belasco

Los Angeles (LA), CA
Oct 05

August Hall

San Francisco, CA
Oct 06

August Hall

San Francisco, CA
Oct 07

Ace of Spades

Sacramento, CA
Oct 09

Martin Woldson Theater at the Fox

Spokane, WA
Oct 10

Knitting Factory - Boise

Boise, ID
Oct 11

The ELM

Bozeman, MT
Oct 13

Fox Theatre

Boulder, CO
Oct 14

Gothic Theatre

Englewood, CO
Oct 27

Cactus Theater

Lubbock, TX
Oct 28

Longhorn Ballroom

Dallas, TX
Oct 29

Heights Theater

Houston, TX
Nov 25

Rialto Theatre

Raleigh, NC
Dec 01

Hangar 1819

Greensboro, NC
Dec 02

The Queen

Wilmington, DE
Dec 03

Aura

Portland, ME
Dec 05

Higher Ground Ballroom

South Burlington, VT
Dec 05

Higher Ground Ballroom

South Burlington, VT
Dec 05

Higher Ground

South Burlington, VT
Dec 06

Infinity Hall

Norfolk, CT
Dec 06

Infinity Music Hall

Hartford, CT
Dec 07

Town Ballroom - Buffalo, NY

Buffalo, NY
Dec 08

Center for the Arts of Homer

Homer, NY
Dec 10

Thunderbird Cafe & Music Hall

Pittsburgh, PA
Dec 12

Georgia Theatre

Athens, GA
Dec 12

Georgia Theater

Athens, GA
Dec 13

Vinyl Music Hall

Pensacola, FL
Dec 14

The Floridian Social

St Petersburg, FL
Dec 15

Intuition Ale Works

Jacksonville, FL

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