{"product_id":"the-mountain-goats-tallahassee","title":"The Mountain Goats - Tallahassee","description":"\u003cp\u003eTallahassee is where The Mountain Goats stepped out of the boombox era and into the studio, and John Darnielle made one of his most devastating records in the process.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReleased in 2002 as the band's first album for 4AD, it tells the story of the Alpha Couple, a married pair who move into a house in Florida and slowly drink, fight and love each other into ruin. Darnielle had sketched these two characters across years of earlier songs, and here he finally gives them a full album to fall apart in.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"No Children\" is the famous one, a gleefully bitter singalong of mutual destruction that has become a cathartic anthem for fans. The title track opens with quiet, almost tender resignation, while \"See America Right\" bursts out with ragged electric energy, and \"Game Shows Touch Our Lives\" finds a strange, aching beauty in the mundane. Peter Hughes's bass gives the songs a fuller, warmer frame than the earlier home recordings.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDarnielle's lyrics are sharp, funny and deeply sad all at once, full of small domestic details that cut surprisingly deep.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is a cornerstone of indie songwriting from the early 2000s, and one of the most beloved records in a remarkable catalogue.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Alliance Entertainment","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57439071142193,"sku":"652637221510","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0704\/2026\/7313\/files\/The_Mountain_Goats-Tallahassee.jpg?v=1794152022","url":"https:\/\/vinyl.com\/products\/the-mountain-goats-tallahassee","provider":"Vinyl.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}