The Mountain Goats "Jenny From Thebes" Color:Half Yellow / Half Black buzzing riff-tinged ode to existential

buzzing riff-tinged ode to existential angst 'it's only life'

refuge in their songs

with Nora curating a collection of her father's never before-published lyrics for the band over the years

It was released on August 19

classic Vapid record

The Mountain Goats "Jenny From Thebes" Color:Half Yellow / Half Black buzzing riff-tinged ode to existentialJenny from Thebes began its life as many albums by the Mountain Goats do, with John Darnielle playing the piano until a lyric emerged. That lyric, Jenny was a warrior Jenny was a thief Jenny hit the corner clinic begging for relief, became Jenny III, a song which laid down a challenge hed never taken up before: writing a sequel to one of his most beloved albums.