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The Mountain Goats<\/strong> are coming to Soho on June 24th, and we couldn’t be happier.\u00a0 Leader John Darnielle and crew have contributed treasure troves of tremulous tones and tales over the past two decades, and in the process have earned the respect and adoration of fans and critics alike.\u00a0 The band (including Peter Hughes and funny-man drummer Jon Wurster) is currently on tour in support of their recently released album, “All Eternals Deck,” <\/strong>on Merge Records<\/strong><\/a>.\u00a0 Having been obsessively overtaken by their oeuvre , and having heard bootlegs (courtesy of nyctaper<\/strong><\/a>) of their recent shows, we predict their show at Soho will be one of the highlights of the musical summer in Santa Barbara.\u00a0 You can pick up tickets over at Club Mercy<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n We’ll write more about the Mountain Goats’ discography in the coming weeks, but in the meantime check out one of our favorite songs off the new album, Never Quite Free<\/strong><\/em>.\u00a0 On its surface, Never Quite Free <\/em>seems to limn comfort and assurance in an anthem-like setting.\u00a0 But the song’s title and foreboding allusions to the inevitable disruption of that comfort (“but hear his breath come through his teeth”) provide a more complex gestalt.\u00a0 Darnielle is thankfully not prone to fairy-tale endings, which is understandable given the complexities and intermittent murk of this life.\u00a0 And ambiguity provides possible rewards for all, no matter the writer’s intent or lack thereof.\u00a0 Regardless, it’s a stunningly good song.<\/p>\n The Mountain Goats–Never Quite Free<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n [audio:https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/12-Never-Quite-Free.mp3|titles=12 – Never Quite Free]<\/em><\/strong>“It\u2019s so good to learn that right outside your window it gets alright it\u2019s okay to find the faith to saunter forward walk by faith it\u2019s so good to learn that from right here the view goes on forever It\u2019s so good to learn that right outside your window<\/span><\/em> it gets alright it\u2019s okay to find the faith to saunter forward walk by faith it\u2019s so good to learn that from right here the view goes on forever<\/span><\/em> The Mountain Goats are coming to Soho on June 24th, and we couldn’t be happier.\u00a0 Leader John Darnielle and crew have contributed treasure troves of tremulous tones and tales over the past two decades, and in the process have earned the respect and adoration of fans and critics alike.\u00a0 The band (including Peter Hughes and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4796","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-music"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4796","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4796"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4796\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4796"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4796"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4796"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nthere\u2019s only friendly fields and open roads
\nyou\u2019ll sleep better when you think
\nyou\u2019ve stepped back from the brink
\nfound some peace inside yourself
\nlaid down your heavy load<\/p>\n
\nto dream at night
\nbelieve in solid skies and slate blue earth below
\nbut when you see him, you\u2019ll know<\/p>\n
\nwith no fear of shadows spreading where you stand
\nand you\u2019ll breathe easier just knowing that the worst is all behind you
\nand the waves that tossed the raft all night
\nhave set you on dry land
\nit gets okay to praise the day
\nbelieve in sheltering skies and stable earth beneath
\nbut hear his breath come through his teeth<\/p>\n
\ntell no one what you see<\/p>\n
\nand you\u2019ll never want for comfort
\nand you\u2019ll never be alone
\nsee the sunset turning red
\nlet all be quiet in your head
\nand look about
\nall the stars are coming out
\nthey shine like steel swords
\nwish me well where i go
\nbut when you see me, you\u2019ll know”<\/p>\n Never Quite Free\u2014The Mountain Goats<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n
\nthere\u2019s only friendly fields and open roads<\/span><\/em>
\nyou\u2019ll sleep better when you think<\/span><\/em>
\nyou\u2019ve stepped back from the brink<\/span><\/em>
\nfound some peace inside yourself<\/span><\/em>
\nlaid down your heavy load<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n
\nto dream at night
\nbelieve in solid skies and slate blue earth below
\nbut when you see him, you\u2019ll know<\/span><\/p>\n
\nwith no fear of shadows spreading where you stand
\nand you\u2019ll breathe easier just knowing that the worst is all behind you
\nand the waves that tossed the raft all night
\nhave set you on dry land
\nit gets okay to praise the day
\nbelieve in sheltering skies and stable earth beneath
\nbut hear his breath come through his teeth<\/span><\/p>\n
\ntell no one what you see<\/span><\/p>\n
\nand you\u2019ll never want for comfort<\/span><\/em>
\nand you\u2019ll never be alone<\/span><\/em>
\nsee the sunset turning red<\/span><\/em>
\nlet all be quiet in your head<\/span><\/em>
\nand look about<\/span><\/em>
\nall the stars are coming out<\/span><\/em>
\nthey shine like steel swords<\/span><\/em>
\nwish me well where i go<\/span><\/em>
\nbut when you see me, you\u2019ll know<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"