Transcendental Youth
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| Studio album by the Mountain Goats | ||||
| Released | October 2, 2012 | |||
| Recorded | 2012 | |||
| Genre | Indie rock | |||
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| Professional ratings | |
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| Aggregate scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 81/100[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
| The A.V. Club | B+[3] |
| Consequence of Sound | [4] |
| Drowned in Sound | 8/10[5] |
| Pitchfork Media | 7.8/10[6] |
| PopMatters | 8/10[7] |
| Prefix Magazine | 8/10[8] |
| Robert Christgau | A[9] |
| Spin | 8/10[10] |
| Sputnikmusic | 4.5/5[11] |
Transcendental Youth is the 14th studio album by the Mountain Goats. The album focuses on outcasts, recluses, the mentally ill, and others struggling in ordinary society.[12][13] The album is loosely unified around a group of people living in Washington state.[12]
Several songs were performed in concert with a capella quartet Anonymous 4 and featured arrangements by long-time friend Owen Pallett.[14][15] However, Anonymous 4 and Owen Pallett do not appear on the official studio album. This is the first Mountain Goats album to prominently feature a horn section, contributed and arranged by fellow musician Matthew E. White, who opened for the band on their 2012 tour.[16]
Track list
First reported by John Darnielle on July 9, 2012, the track list is:[17]
- Amy AKA Spent Gladiator 1
- Lakeside View Apartments Suite
- Cry for Judas
- Harlem Roulette
- White Cedar
- Until I Am Whole
- Night Light
- The Diaz Brothers
- Counterfeit Florida Plates
- In Memory of Satan
- Spent Gladiator 2
- Transcendental Youth
References
- ^ "Transcendental Youth Review". Metacritic. Retrieved 2012-10-06.
- ^ Thomas, Fred. "Transcendental Youth". Allmusic. Retrieved 2012-10-06.
- ^ Wild, Matt (October 2, 2012). "The Mountain Goats: Transcendental Youth". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 5 October 2012.
- ^ Ritt, Megan (2012-10-04). "Album Review: The Mountain Goats – Transcendental Youth". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 2012-10-06.
- ^ Tudor, Alexander (2012-10-03). "Album review". Drowned in Sound. Retrieved 2012-10-06.
- ^ Zoladz, Lindsay (2012-10-02). "Review". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 2012-10-06.
- ^ Heaton, Dave (October 4, 2012). "The Mountain Goats: Transcendental Youth". PopMatters. Retrieved 2012-10-06.
- ^ Fiander, Matthew (2012-10-01). "Album review". prefixmag.com. Retrieved 2012-10-06.
- ^ Christgau, Robert (2012-11-06). "Review". Expert Witness. Retrieved 2013-01-01.
- ^ Harris, Keith (2012-10-04). "Album Review". Spin (magazine). Retrieved 2012-10-06.
- ^ Freeman, Channing (Oct 20, 2012). "Album Review - The Mountain Goats: Transcendental Your". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved 22 January 2013.
- ^ a b Swiatecki, Chad. Mountain Goats' John Darnielle Discusses the 'Satan Record'. Rolling Stone, January 20, 2012.
- ^ Darnielle, John, performing in concert as The Mountain Goats with Anonymous 4. Kaufman Center Ecstatic Music Fest, New York City, March 24, 2012.
- ^ Hudson, Alex. John Darnielle to Unveil New Mountain Goats Project with Some Help from Owen Pallett. Exclaim.ca, November 16, 2011.
- ^ https://twitter.com/#!/mountain_goats/status/140971088518713345
- ^ http://www.undertheradarmag.com/news/the_mountain_goats_announce_tour/
- ^ http://www.mountain-goats.com/archives/2012/07/just-under-1000.html
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