The Jordan Lake Sessions: Volumes 1 and 2

by the Mountain Goats

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vexithan It's hard to pick a favorite song off of this live album. But Golden Boy, for some reason, always holds a special place in my heart. My wife and I watched both sessions from home and having this album here on bandcamp is the next best thing to being at a live show. The banter is there, and that's what I miss most about seeing the Mountain Goats perform live. This album has the feel of a live show (minus the people belting out lyrics next to you!) and for that, I'm grateful it exists. Favorite track: Golden Boy (Jordan Lake Sessions Volume 2).

Dillon O'Brien It changes daily. 3 and 4 will be rad too. Favorite track: Heel Turn 2 (Jordan Lake Sessions Volume 1).

Jim W No live album should sound this fucking great. Amazing.

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1.	The Plague (Jordan Lake Sessions Volume 1) 03:03	buy track
2.	Aulon Raid (Jordan Lake Sessions Volume 1) 02:32	buy track
3.	Cry for Judas (Jordan Lake Sessions Volume 1) 03:34	buy track
4.	Amy aka Spent Gladiator 1 (Jordan Lake Sessions Volume 1) 03:13	buy track
5.	Until I Am Whole (Jordan Lake Sessions Volume 1) 04:03	buy track
6.	Younger (Jordan Lake Sessions Volume 1) 06:20	buy track
7.	Heel Turn 2 (Jordan Lake Sessions Volume 1) 07:32	buy track
8.	Southwestern Territory (Jordan Lake Sessions Volume 1) 06:05	buy track
9.	The Diaz Brothers (Jordan Lake Sessions Volume 1) 03:03	buy track
10.	Genesis 30:3 (Jordan Lake Sessions Volume 1) 05:17	buy track
11.	1 Samuel 15:23 (Jordan Lake Sessions Volume 1) 06:12	buy track
12.	Heretic Pride (Jordan Lake Sessions Volume 1) 04:01	buy track
13.	Estate Sale Sign (Jordan Lake Sessions Volume 1) 03:12	buy track
14.	Getting Into Knives (Jordan Lake Sessions Volume 1) 05:46	buy track
15.	Lion's Teeth (Jordan Lake Sessions Volume 1) 03:59	buy track
16.	This Year (Jordan Lake Sessions Volume 1) 05:31	buy track
17.	No Children (Jordan Lake Sessions Volume 1) 03:28	buy track
18.	Lovecraft in Brooklyn (Jordan Lake Sessions Volume 2) 05:09	buy track
19.	Tollund Man (Jordan Lake Sessions Volume 2) 03:17	buy track
20.	Cotton (Jordan Lake Sessions Volume 2) 04:20	buy track
21.	Pigs That Ran Straightaway Into the Water, Triumph Of (Jordan Lake Sessions Volume 2) 04:19	buy track
22.	In League with Dragons (Jordan Lake Sessions Volume 2) 05:39	buy track
23.	Southwood Plantation Road (Jordan Lake Sessions Volume 2) 03:53	buy track
24.	Lakeside View Apartments Suite (Jordan Lake Sessions Volume 2) 04:11	buy track
25.	Tallahassee (Jordan Lake Sessions Volume 2) 04:26	buy track
26.	My Little Panda (Jordan Lake Sessions Volume 2) 02:37	buy track
27.	Love Cuts the Strings (Jordan Lake Sessions Volume 2) 03:25	buy track
28.	International Small Arms Traffic Blues (Jordan Lake Sessions Volume 2) 04:41	buy track
29.	Stabbed to Death Outside San Juan (Jordan Lake Sessions Volume 2) 04:47	buy track
30.	Damn These Vampires (Jordan Lake Sessions Volume 2) 04:36	buy track
31.	Foreign Object (Jordan Lake Sessions Volume 2) 02:56	buy track
32.	Golden Boy (Jordan Lake Sessions Volume 2) 04:11	buy track
33.	See America Right (Jordan Lake Sessions Volume 2) 02:19	buy track
34.	Up the Wolves (Jordan Lake Sessions Volume 2) 03:53	buy track
35.	This Year (Jordan Lake Sessions Volume 2) 03:40	buy track
36.	Spent Gladiator 2 (Jordan Lake Sessions Volume 2) 04:25	buy track

credits

released December 4, 2020

John Darnielle – vocals, guitar, piano
Peter Hughes – bass
Matt Douglas – keyboards, guitar, saxophone, piano
Jon Wurster – drums

Recorded live in studio at Manifold Recording in Pittsboro, NC, on August 8 & 9, 2020
Engineered and mixed by Chris Boerner
Assisted by Ian Schreier
Mastered by Chris Boerner at The Kitchen Mastering in Carrboro, NC
Art layout by Daniel Brielmaier

Management: Ryan Matteson

Special thanks to Michael Tiemann, Caleb Goodnight, Kevin O’Halloran, Luke Lidell, and Emily Lee

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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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