the Mountain Goats - Bleed Out ALBUM REVIEW

Darnielle & co.'s most thematically focused and hardest-hitting project since Goths, but the results are still a little mixed.

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FAV TRACKS: TRAINING MONTAGE, WAGE WARS GET RICH DIE HANDSOME, BONES DON'T RUST, GUYS ON EVERY CORNER, BLEED OUT

LEAST FAV TRACK: HOSTAGES

THE MOUNTAIN GOATS - BLEED OUT / 2022 / MERGE / INDIE ROCK

6/10

Y'all know this is just my opinion, right?

[kevinreynolds]

We get it Anthony, you enjoy music, you don’t have to keep posting about it every day.

[rossrobbins]

This album was a solid 8.7 for me. Obviously, it's subjective, but speaking purely objectively, I'm right and you're wrong.

[TwitchSalivate]

Politely requesting a worst to best on this band!

[hunterwhite]

As a TMG super fan, thought it was the most exciting energetic album of theirs in a while

[MNTNPG]

If you look closely, you’ll notice that the Mountain Goats actually named themselves after the one and only GOAT of hip hop (NAV)

[ssbperidot]

How is it that sometimes you miss so bad with the least favorite tracks.. Hostages is a banger

[brandonmeenan]

Please do a classic review of The Smiths “The Queen Is Dead”.

[griffinmcmorrow]

Definitely their most consistent record since goths- just saw them touring it, not sure everything translates live, but Wage War Get Rich Die Handsome stands up there with the bands best bangers tbh

[captaincalamity]

I’m glad someone else agrees with me about the track bleed out- it really grips my attention! I liked the album, but the closer stands out so much to me.

[hyperjoy]

Just saw them live about a week ago. They did excellent crowd work and the few mistakes they made were more funny than annoying. John also just spoke to the audience a lot, and he was funnier than I would’ve expected.

[jacksonbrewer]

Fair review. I think it’s the best of their 3 most recent, and I think the title track is one of their best songs overall.

[OhMyGoshItsALeg]

I think I liked Dark In Here and Getting Into Knives better than this album, but the songs I do like from this one (Training Montage, Wage Wars, Guys on Every Corner, Bleed Out) I really really like. And the others are all enjoyable depending on my mood. I've spent the last two-ish years getting into the Mountain Goats and I've been pleased to see how strongly John Darnielle feels for the art he makes. It's very inspiring. Even when I don't vibe totally with one of his albums or songs I can respect fully what he's doing with it.

Album's a 7/10 for me

[WiloPolis]

Ah yes, the band paradoxically targeted towards LGBTQ+ college students and gen X parents at the same time

[SonofSpewy]

Going to see them live this week, incredibly excited

[varsoonhks]

While there were some highlights for me in the lyrics, the instrumentation all sort of ran together. I prefer the highly varied soundscape of Beat the Champ even if Bleed Out tells, perhaps, a more cogent narrative across the album's length rather than only feeling like a menagerie of similar themes and imagery.

[kingchavez]

Would you ever do a mountain goats worst to best or tier list? I’ve always kind of had my takes and I’d love to hear yours

[CrabeVideos]

Disagree as always with your Mountain Goats opinions but glad to see you continue to cover their projects and interested to hear your perspective.

[Izaakhn]

Everytime I find music and think ‘I’m so happy I found it by myself’ melon posts a review a few days later and now I feel unoriginal

[SorrySoup]

The Mountain Goats hold a special place, Im always too biased to have a valid opinion.

[ThePsychoRenegade]

Idc about the music, the album cover is sick.