{"id":3527,"date":"2019-05-15T11:39:05","date_gmt":"2019-05-15T18:39:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/songexploder.net\/?p=3527"},"modified":"2024-08-04T18:45:35","modified_gmt":"2024-08-05T01:45:35","slug":"the-mountain-goats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/songexploder.net\/the-mountain-goats","title":{"rendered":"Episode 159: The Mountain Goats"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<div class=\"subhead\">&#8220;Cadaver Sniffing Dog&#8221;<\/div>\r\n\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/songexploder.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/SongExploder159-TheMountainGoats-600x314.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"314\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-3518\" srcset=\"https:\/\/songexploder.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/SongExploder159-TheMountainGoats-600x314.jpg 600w, https:\/\/songexploder.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/SongExploder159-TheMountainGoats-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/songexploder.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/SongExploder159-TheMountainGoats-768x402.jpg 768w, https:\/\/songexploder.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/SongExploder159-TheMountainGoats.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\r\n\r\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/play.prx.org\/e?uf=http%3A%2F%2Ffeed.songexploder.net%2FSongExploder&amp;ge=prx_93_6a1b6c2a-d2a2-4aef-a005-d7f2d84e5dbf\" width=\"650\" height=\"200\" frameborder=\"0\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe>\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"download-links\">LISTEN: <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.com\/songexploder\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">APPLE PODCASTS<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/radiopublic.com\/SongExploder\">RADIOPUBLIC<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/dovetail.prxu.org\/song-exploder\/6a1b6c2a-d2a2-4aef-a005-d7f2d84e5dbf\/The_Mountain_Goats_Cadaver_Sniffing_Dog.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MP3<\/a><\/div>\r\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.johndarnielle.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">John Darnielle<\/a> has been writing and recording songs as <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mountain-goats.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Mountain Goats<\/a> since 1991. He\u2019s released 17 studio albums, and also written two books of fiction.<\/p>\r\n<p>In April 2019, the Mountain Goats released the album <em>In League with Dragons<\/em>, and in this episode, John Darnielle breaks down a song from it, called &#8220;Cadaver Sniffing Dog.&#8221; We\u2019ll hear his original demo, and then, hear how the song evolved at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.blackbirdstudio.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Blackbird Studios<\/a> in Nashville, with the help of John\u2019s band, some incredible session musicians, and producer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.owenpalletteternal.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Owen Pallett<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n<p>You can <a href=\"https:\/\/song.link\/us\/i\/1449160222\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">buy or stream &#8220;Cadaver Sniffing Dog&#8221; here<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n<p>Also, check out the podcast &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nightvalepresents.com\/ionlylistentothemountaingoats\">I Only Listen to the Mountain Goats<\/a>,&#8221; hosted by John Darnielle and Joseph Fink!<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>For a transcript of this episode, <a href=\"http:\/\/songexploder.net\/transcripts\/the-mountain-goats-transcript.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">click here.<\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><i>Illustration by <\/i><i><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lerms.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Carlos Lerma<\/a><\/i><i>.<\/i><\/p>\r\n<blockquote><p><span class=\"header\">footnotes<\/span><br><a href=\"https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Minimoog?wprov=sfla1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Minimoog Synth<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.farmpedals.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Farm Pedals<\/a><br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bobbaileysmusic.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Robert Bailey &#8211; Backup Vocals<\/a><\/p>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Cadaver Sniffing Dog&#8221; \ufeff LISTEN: APPLE PODCASTS \u00b7 RADIOPUBLIC \u00b7 MP3 John Darnielle has been writing and recording songs as The Mountain Goats since 1991. 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