The Mountain Goats - In League With Dragons [2019][FLAC 24 96]

The Mountain Goats - In League with Dragons [2019][FLAC 24.96]

Released ................ 2019
Source .................. WEB
Genre ................... Indie, Folk, Alternative
Codec ................... FLAC
Bit Depth ............... 24 bits
Sampling Rate ........... 96.0 kHz

01 Done Bleeding
02 Younger
03 Passaic 1975
04 Clemency for the Wizard King
05 Possum by Night
06 In League With Dragons
07 Doc Gooden
08 Going Invisible 2
09 Waylon Jennings Live!
10 Cadaver Sniffing Dog
11 An Antidote for Strychnine
12 Sicilian Crest
13 Sentries in the Ambush [Bonus]
14 Divided Sky Lane [Bonus]

Ambition, content, and timing combine to make In League with Dragons a vibrant and complex experience, particular to Darnielle's writing style even as he and his colleagues stretch themselves.

The album ostensibly centers on a fantasy world and its struggling wizard, but it doesn't play as anything even that straightforward. In the midst of wizard kings and navigators, we find embattled pitchers, singers, and Waylon Jennings fans. The two worlds, ours and the fantasy land, begin to blur as the album progresses. It's best not to look for narrative in the album, but to process experiences and moments, letting the two universes reflect on each other and offer insights where they will.

......................................R.I.P. Politux