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7 August 2026 – The Mountain Goats Chronicle Strange Lives on Days
By Editorial Team - August 7, 2026
Summary
The Mountain Goats return with 12-song album 'Days', released via John Darnielle's Cadmean Dawn imprint and Thirty Tigers.
Key Facts
- The Mountain Goats release 12-song album 'Days' on Cadmean Dawn / Thirty Tigers.
- Written and led by John Darnielle with characteristic character-study storytelling.
- Features tracks 'Song for Layne Staley' and lead single 'Candlebox'.
- Entities: The Mountain Goats, John Darnielle, Days, Cadmean Dawn, Thirty Tigers, Layne Staley
- Tags: the-mountain-goats, john-darnielle, days, cadmean-dawn, thirty-tigers, indie-folk
The Mountain Goats return with Days, a twelve-song album released through John Darnielle's Cadmean Dawn imprint and distributed by Thirty Tigers.
Darnielle's gift for turning unusual characters, cultural references and unexpected situations into miniature narratives remains at the centre of the indie-folk record.
Track titles including 'Song for Layne Staley', 'Charlie Sheen Reaches Out to the Feds', and 'Candlebox' establish the album's distinctive world.