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• Artist: The Mountain Goats
• Album: Heretic Pride
• Label: 4AD
• Year of Release: 2008
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• Reviewed by: dscanland on 2008-09-26

Heretic Pride is an album that got lost in the shuffle. I received it pre-release date but it's only now that I am getting around to listening to it. My loss. Sufjan Stevens usually gets the indie singer/songwriter spotlight. I think if John Darnielle stepped out from behind the Mountain Goats facade he might get just as much. Or maybe not because The rest of the band is quite important, especially here on Heretic Pride. The arrangements here are as impressive as anything they've done. I love Darnielle's verbal expression and how it can change from song to song. I love how the band is so diverse, especially on this album. Songs like "Lovecraft In Brooklyn" completely rock out in a fashion I'm not sure I have heard them do before, only to follow it up with one of the loveliest songs, "Tianchi Lake". The production of their albums impresses once again. Another great thing about The Mountain Goats is the shorter song length. Not once does John go over the 4 minute mark. Keeps my attention.

After The Mountain Goats gave me one of my favorite albums of the 2000s I must give them more time. Why should one of your favorite bands have an album sitting in a review pile for 8 months? For shame Dennis. Sorry John, I won't let it happen again. Keep up the great music. And don't you miss out on Heretic Pride as well.

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