End of The Road Festival announces the first of next years headliners….and pleases at least one member of the TLOBF writing staff with some of the other additions to what is already shaping up to be a pretty TLOBF friendly bill

The Mountain Goats – Life Of The World To Come
Tom Whyman isn’t a fan of folk music. So what the hell is he doing reviewing the new album from The Mountain Goats? Lord only knows…

The Mountain Goats announce new album
The Mountain Goats have announced a new album on 4AD – you can download a taster track now!
4AD 2008 Digital Label Sampler [Download]
4AD are celebrating Christmas early and giving everyone a FREE album sampler to download, featuring some of the greatest music of the year! Woo hoo!
TLOBF.COM :: 2008 Readers Choice Album Of The Year
This year, we’re getting YOU, yes, YOU the reader, to vote for the albums YOU think are the best 2008 had to offer. There is a massive prize up for grabs too!
The Mountain Goats – ULU, London 15/09/08
Take a bunch of well-crafted if unspectacular melodies, mix in some gleefully idiosyncratic lyrics and a generous dash of infectious enthusiasm and you’ve got yourself a hit; a kind of alt-folk Hold Steady if you will.
Mountain Goats release EP with Kaki King
The Mountain Goats have revealed plans for some new material, in EP format, including an additional piece of work with Kaki King.
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