![]() ![]() Darnielle will never let you down (unless he doesn’t play your favorite song at a concert, it seems) never abandon you on the side of a road in mid-fight never ridicule any fleeting emotional experience you may encounter. ![]() The feeling that an artist not only “gets” you, but articulates your inner doubt so eloquently, is frightening. When he sings on record, he invites you in to become part of his world, to see yourself in his blood-stained mirror. It wasn’t until later, when I glanced over at a young woman updating her Facebook status, expressing disappointment in the show, that that “Oh, now I get it” moment hit me: everyone was waiting for Darnielle to play their favorite song.ĭarnielle is the type of songwriter who holds a key, and you are the door. ![]() It was a superb experience for me, but as I looked around at the roughly 200 other people in attendance, nearly all of them had a pained expression on their faces expressions fraught with anticipation and greed, and also nervousness. ![]() I’ve seen Darnielle and bassist Peter Hughes perform exactly once, as The Mountain Goats. The Mountain Goats, the band that John Darnielle fronts as a vessel for his songwriting, inspires a sort of rabidity in fans that is usually reserved for icons like Bob Dylan. ![]()
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