The Mountain Goats

Generally speaking, i've got to be in the right frame of mind before listening to The Mountain Goats, but when that frame of mind hits, the band is utterly divine.  New album "In League with Dragons" and its accompanying fantastic album artwork are headed our way in April from Merge.  Listen to first single "Younger" below to warm yourself up, or if anything, just to marvel at the songwriting ability of John Darnielle.  Check it out and pre-order the record here.

The Mountain Goats - The Ultimate Jedi Who Wastes All the Other Jedi and Eats Their Bones

If the internet is to be believed, The Mountain Goats' John Darnielle has been trying to convince "Star Wars: Episode VIII" director Rian Johnson to subtitle the film "The Ultimate Jedi Who Wastes All the Other Jedi and Eats Their Bones."  That would have been amazing.  At any rate, the director encouraged the artist to write a song about it, and he did.  Listen to the song below.  According to Johnson, it is now canon.