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8 August 2026 – The Mountain Goats Fill Days with Characters, Memory and Dark Humour
By Editorial Team - August 8, 2026
Summary
John Darnielle's The Mountain Goats release 12-song album 'Days' via Cadmean Dawn / Thirty Tigers.
Key Facts
- The Mountain Goats release new 12-song studio album 'Days'.
- Released on John Darnielle's Cadmean Dawn imprint in partnership with Thirty Tigers.
- Features Darnielle's signature character storytelling and literary dark humour.
- Entities: The Mountain Goats, John Darnielle, Days, Cadmean Dawn, Thirty Tigers
- Tags: the-mountain-goats, days, john-darnielle, cadmean-dawn, thirty-tigers, indie-folk
The Mountain Goats return with Days, a new twelve-song album released through John Darnielle's Cadmean Dawn imprint with Thirty Tigers.
As usual, storytelling remains the central attraction, with Darnielle drawing unusual characters and cultural references into compact narratives filled with humour, nostalgia and unexpected emotional turns.
The album avoids chasing contemporary production trends, instead reinforcing the qualities that have made The Mountain Goats one of indie-folk's most durable institutions.