I’ve noticed that the majority of bands I’ve loved since I was younger have entirely abandoned their old style for music that feels far more bland and uninteresting. It breaks my heart to no end when a band I’ve loved releases a new album and by halfway through you’re done with it.
Lately this has been happening too often to me. Anyone else notice this with their music selection of choice?
The Lumineers said, in an interview, “if you like our sound now, you’ll always like our sound” which just sounds like the death of creativity.
The Mountain Goats, my favorite band, are always evolving and exploring.
John started targeting the aspects of the process he relied on, all the things he always did just because that’s the way he always did them. So he threw the guitar out for an entire album. Learned keyboard. Because of that, Goths is a totally unique entry in their discography. It might not be everyone’s favorite, but I have a lot of respect for artists who never let themselves get complacent.
My friend is a huge Mountain Goats fan and I love hearing them talk about all the stuff Mountain Goats do. I really do need to actually listen to their discography.
What do you usually like? Early stuff is super raw and unpolished, the most recent stuff is way more produced but still emotionally raw, and in the middle there’s like ?? concept album about pro wrestlers ??
Their encore songs are No Children and This Year, so those might be the best touchstone for whether or not you’re going to like them.