New Mountains Goats EP On The Way

Bad and good news to report. First, the good news:

I was thinking about how much I used to like making EPs. Writing them, recording them, releasing them. So I went out to Baucom Road, which is Scott Solter’s studio in western North Carolina, and I recorded four new songs. — John Darnielle (Mountain-Goats.com)

The Mountain Goats are releasing a 4 song EP in about a month or so. The EP will be available in a variety of digital formats (mp3, AAC, and maybe AIFF) and follow the ever so popular “pay what you please” pricing scheme. The songs will not be featured on a Mountain Goats full length, which according to Darnielle, is the way god intended it.

The EP will also be released as a limited edition 7″, which is where the bad news begins. The printing is limited to 666 copies and they will only be sold at live performances on the upcoming, “Last Happy Night Of Your Life Tour,” and since they’re bypassing Boston on the tour us locals are out of luck.

In the end, a new Mountain Goats EP far outweighs its limited physical distribution. So, rejoice.

Tour dates after the jump.

09-14 Dorset, England - End of the Road Festival
09-15 London, England - ULU
10-13 Chicago, IL - Park West *
10-14 Milwaukee, WI - Pabst Theatre *
10-15 Omaha, NE - Slowdown *
10-17 Denver, CO - Bluebird Theater *
10-18 Salt Lake City, UT - In the Venue *
10-20 Seattle, WA - Showbox *
10-21 Portland, OR - Wonder Ballroom *
10-23 San Francisco, CA - The Independent
10-24 San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore
10-25 Los Angeles CA - Troubadour *
10-26 Los Angeles CA - Troubadour *
10-28 San Diego, CA - Belly Up Tavern *
10-29 Tucson, AZ - Club Congress *
10-31 Lubbock, TX - Tequila Jungle *
11-01 Austin, TX - Antone’s *
11-02 Dallas, TX - Granada Theatre *
11-03 New Orleans, LA - Republic *
11-05 Chapel Hill, NC - Cat’s Cradle *
11-06 Washington, DC - 9:30 Club *
11-07 Philadelphia, PA - Theatre of the Living Arts *
11-08 Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall of Williamsburg *
11-09 New York, NY - Webster Hall *

* with Kaki King

Via Pitchfork.

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