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The Coroner's Gambit
Folk · 2000 · 16 tracks

The Coroner's Gambit

The Mountain Goats

Tape-hiss folk vignettes exploring grief and survival. Sparse acoustic guitar punctuated by haunting strings and the mechanical whir of a Panasonic boombox.

October 17, 2000 · Merge Records

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A heavy, hushed atmosphere of mourning balanced by a desperate, percussive will to keep moving.

Tracklist · 16 Tracks
01
Jaipur
3:14
02
Elijah
3:08
03
Trick Mirror
2:40
04
Island Garden Song
2:28
05
The Coroner’s Gambit
2:56
06
Baboon
2:17
07
Scotch Grove
1:37
08
Horseradish Road
2:28
09
Family Happiness
2:57
10
Onions
2:15
11
Bluejays and Cardinals
3:03
12
Shadow Song
2:46
13
There Will Be No Divorce
2:52
14
Insurance Fraud #2
3:03
15
The Alphonse Mambo
2:45
16
We Were Patriots
2:40
Moments Worth Waiting For
The mechanical click of the boombox engaging before the first chord of Jaipur.
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Where This Album DepartsEach spoke is a trait. The orange shape shows where this album pulls away from — or holds to — the rest of the artist’s catalogue. Tap for more.

How does The Coroner's Gambit sound next to the rest of The Mountain Goats's catalogue?

Mournful+4.0σ

Mournful saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

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