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The Hound Chronicles
Folk · 1992 · 16 tracks

The Hound Chronicles

The Mountain Goats

Abrasive acoustic guitar and high-velocity storytelling captured on a grinding boombox. The sound of a man trying to outrun his own ghosts through 16 tracks.

1992 · Shrimper

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A frantic, travel-obsessed energy fueled by isolation and a desperate need for movement.

Tracklist · 16 Tracks
01
The Garden Song
2:13
02
Going to Wisconsin
2:26
03
Spilling Toward Alpha
2:31
04
Alpha Negative
1:55
05
Torch Song
1:30
06
שקט
3:00
07
The Cow Song
3:17
08
[untitled]
0:18
09
Going to Chino
4:30
10
Standard Bitter Love Song #4
2:39
11
Going to Mexico
1:52
12
Lab Rat Blues
2:10
13
Going to Kansas
4:39
14
The Water Song
2:28
15
Going to Spain
1:57
16
Keep It on Your Mind
2:15
Moments Worth Waiting For
The mechanical click of the boombox starting and the immediate wall of tape hiss that precedes the first chord.
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 Hound Chronicles sound next to the rest of The Mountain Goats's catalogue?

Travel Journey+1.7σ

The writing leans notably further into travel journey than the rest of the catalogue.

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