Pitchfork: Mountain Goats Plan Fall Tour

Imagine if your intimate conversations, journal entries, and hidden thoughts were aired out in the open. Imagine if you stripped yourself of the protective armor you adorn yourself with every day. Imagine if there was no wall of privacy between you and strangers; you are laid bare and defenseless. Imagine you did this willingly and invited others to watch as you exercised personal demons. If you can imagine such scenarios, then you might have something in common with John Darnielle, the confessional singer and songwriter for the Mountain Goats. On the starkly emotive The Sunset Tree, Darnielle revisits an abusive childhood with startling candor, giving listeners an experience so visceral, they can hear glass shatter during the violent parental arguments Darnielle sings of. Starting late next month, you too can bear witness to the Mountain Goats spinning their literate yarns of death and desperation. Privacy will be made inconsequential at any of these dates:

08-25 Durham, NC - The Duke Coffeehouse
10-12 Urbana, IL - The Canopy Club
10-13 Chicago, IL - Open End Gallery
10-14 Chicago IL - Empty Bottle
10-15 Kalamazoo MI - Kraftbrau Brewery
10-17 Toronto, Ontario - Lee's Palace
10-18 Buffalo, NY - The Buffalo Icon
10-20 Washington, PA - Uptown Theatre
10-21 Pittsburgh, PA - Andy Warhol Museum
10-27 Boston, MA - Museum of Fine Arts
10-29 New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom