The Mountain Goats: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert From The Archives

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We've been filming Tiny Desk concerts for more than 10 years. While revisiting our archives, we discovered that some of our earliest concerts never made it to KZread!
Watch The Mountain Goat’s Tiny Desk concert from 2010: www.npr.org/2010/01/03/122106...
Stephen Thompson | January 3, 2010
The Mountain Goats' John Darnielle keeps getting quieter, as his raw early bedroom recordings and bare-knuckle anthems continue to make way for polished ballads that whisper, seethe and mourn. The recent The Life of the World to Come at first feels strangely timid, but as its crushingly sad words sink in ("I am a flightless bird / There'll be no more after me," and so on), it hits slowly but deeply - less a punch than a gnawing ache.
In person, Darnielle's twitchy, nervous energy serves his fearless songwriting well: He exudes gentility and good humor in conversation, but his performances are utterly committed, with intensity that infuses his screams and whispers alike. In this solo Tiny Desk Concert, his four songs fit nearly into distinct categories: new and quiet ("Hebrews 11:40"), new and loud ("Psalms 40:2"), old and quiet ("Color in Your Cheeks," from All Hail West Texas), and old and loud ("Going to Georgia," from Zopilote Machine). It's no surprise that all four approaches serve him well.
Also, it should be noted that Darnielle drew a large and admiring crowd for this show, even though it appears in the video that it was attended exclusively by a photographer and the giant blond head of Lars Gotrich. Trust me: We wouldn't have missed this one for anything.
Set List
"Color in Your Cheeks"
"Hebrews 11:40"
"Psalms 40:2"
"Going to Georgia"
Credits
Claire O'Neil and Heather Murphy (cameras); edited by Claire O'Neil

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  • @other_doctor
    @other_doctor4 жыл бұрын

    all mountain goats songs are also in 240p

  • @natesimp42

    @natesimp42

    3 жыл бұрын

    I swear this use to be up already, and not in 240p.

  • @thequietpart_

    @thequietpart_

    3 жыл бұрын

    A E S T H E T I C

  • @ionlyjoinedtoremovethatsig2819

    @ionlyjoinedtoremovethatsig2819

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@natesimp42 Definitely was, you're right

  • @user-vt7sg6ou5p

    @user-vt7sg6ou5p

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@natesimp42 but would it be "From the Archives" if it wasn't

  • @anhumblemessengerofthelawo3858

    @anhumblemessengerofthelawo3858

    3 жыл бұрын

    _some musicians prefer lower sound quality rather than hi fi. Slamming power chords as loud as you can fits the bill_

  • @mws324
    @mws3244 жыл бұрын

    oh to be an npr employee in 2010 ane have john darnielle belting 'HE HAS FIXED HIS SIIIGN IN THE SKYYY' in your face from 6 feet away

  • @eversostrange6337

    @eversostrange6337

    3 жыл бұрын

    Sign me up lol

  • @a-circling-sol

    @a-circling-sol

    2 жыл бұрын

    God tell me about it.

  • @NikoJoesif

    @NikoJoesif

    3 ай бұрын

    T O K E E P T H E B E A C O N F L A S H I N G

  • @nealhuff9361
    @nealhuff93613 жыл бұрын

    Bring the Mountain Goats back to Tiny Desk, please please please!

  • @jamief415

    @jamief415

    3 жыл бұрын

    🤞

  • @orionmoore151

    @orionmoore151

    2 жыл бұрын

    Do it! Please

  • @jackcphelps

    @jackcphelps

    2 жыл бұрын

    give em a four way

  • @frankwolftown

    @frankwolftown

    2 жыл бұрын

    More Mountain Goats!

  • @danielblack4815
    @danielblack48154 жыл бұрын

    Imagine John directly asking you what song you wanted to hear, I think my head would explode

  • @furtwangler8137
    @furtwangler81374 жыл бұрын

    The 240p feels nostalgic too. I thought my eyes were going bad...

  • @craniifer

    @craniifer

    4 жыл бұрын

    It feels appropriate given the fidelity of All Hail West Texas.

  • @jennycolvin4091
    @jennycolvin40912 жыл бұрын

    Their song "This Year" has gotten me through every year since 2013, no joke.

  • @spacebunsarah

    @spacebunsarah

    Жыл бұрын

    same but like, 2007

  • @masansr

    @masansr

    10 ай бұрын

    2015 here, you're not alone. Although I doubt I have one more in me right now.

  • @eartherdelor

    @eartherdelor

    8 ай бұрын

    Keep ur head up. There are places for us to hide. We will make it@@masansr

  • @nuncapasaran9374

    @nuncapasaran9374

    8 ай бұрын

    Hey, same. It's one of the ones I always go back to like a mantra when I go through depression and dark times.

  • @philipmalcolm4550

    @philipmalcolm4550

    7 ай бұрын

    Is right.

  • @1nnards
    @1nnards4 жыл бұрын

    It brings me comfort to see that Going To Georgia is played at the top of the neck. Like, oh he played the same, boring chords when he was my age too. What a relief.

  • @Stavvy0

    @Stavvy0

    4 жыл бұрын

    A LOT of his older work is like that. Even jabs at it in You Were Cool.

  • @Yoshimitsu4prez
    @Yoshimitsu4prez Жыл бұрын

    Lol I’d love to see him back on here now but cramming the whole band in there. This series was basically made for John though, he always kills solo. The man is just an eternal vibe

  • @beetlejuice6284

    @beetlejuice6284

    Жыл бұрын

    Cue Peter Peter Hughes knocking someone out with his bass or throwing one of the bookshelves over

  • @oldnepalihippie
    @oldnepalihippie10 ай бұрын

    Why do I love the internet so much? One reason. I get rabbit-holed to the Mountain Goats everyday is a new day of Goat... thx for this upload.

  • @riodolmetsch7964
    @riodolmetsch79642 жыл бұрын

    another wonderful show from Midwestern emo john oliver

  • @brittanymabry6202
    @brittanymabry62022 жыл бұрын

    It has been twelve years and I still consistently come here to find comfort.

  • @the_sundance_kid

    @the_sundance_kid

    Жыл бұрын

    That's why I'm here, now!

  • @dtbsc

    @dtbsc

    3 ай бұрын

    Howdy partner

  • @merelymayhem
    @merelymayhem4 жыл бұрын

    after a lockdown induced family argument and kitchen accidents this is saving my sunday evening

  • @lowlypieceofdata7542
    @lowlypieceofdata75424 жыл бұрын

    I see but ONE mountain goat

  • @mockturtlesuppe

    @mockturtlesuppe

    4 жыл бұрын

    🌜maya🌛 You must first believe in the Mountain Goats before you can SEE the Mountain Goats.

  • @AJreborn624

    @AJreborn624

    4 жыл бұрын

    We are ALL mountain goats on this blessed day

  • @lizlydslids

    @lizlydslids

    4 жыл бұрын

    I believe that he once said that he started by himself but wanted it so that if and when he got a band it wouldn’t be ‘John Darnielle and.....’ I guess its a reverse Panic! At the disco situation lol

  • @rubincory8483
    @rubincory84832 жыл бұрын

    John Darnielle is a real troubadour--it's all about the words but his musicality is brilliant as well. What a combination of humility and intensity in this guy. If you have not seen their video of This Year, do it right now. It's my anthem for 2021. Maybe it's yours too.

  • @sammarrese-wheeler3308
    @sammarrese-wheeler33084 жыл бұрын

    Awesome to finally see this on the official youtube! You should definitely bring the Mountain Goats back for a full band session with some of their new songs

  • @fetus9888

    @fetus9888

    3 жыл бұрын

    They had a better version a few years back but took it down for some reason

  • @samjan718
    @samjan7183 жыл бұрын

    John is just the best person in the whole world. Who else could make a mistake on tiny desk and still be absolutely perfect

  • @nayely2
    @nayely24 жыл бұрын

    i've been watching this tiny desk performance on another youtube channel since last year, and i always went back to watch. glad to see it's finally on npr's channel :)

  • @loganpeters7543

    @loganpeters7543

    4 жыл бұрын

    YES

  • @PentameronSV
    @PentameronSV4 жыл бұрын

    0:20 - *_Color in Your Cheeks_* (2:52) 3:13 - *_Hebrews _**_11:40_* (5:49) 5:55 - *_Psalms 40:2_* (8:54) 9:57 - *_Going to Georgia_* (12:35)

  • @PentameronSV

    @PentameronSV

    4 жыл бұрын

    NOTE: The second song played here is _'Hebrews __11:40__'_ . '11:40' is part of the title, _not_ the intended timestamp, though KZread doesn't know the difference.

  • @Hornwiesel

    @Hornwiesel

    4 жыл бұрын

    Awesome

  • @a.z.fellco.1704

    @a.z.fellco.1704

    Жыл бұрын

    thanks fam

  • @brandonwiegart7441
    @brandonwiegart74413 ай бұрын

    This man literally has my heartstrings in his hands everything he picks up that guitar and continues singing with all the passion those little lungs can muster. That's the music of a man that knows pain and how it feels to be excluded and downtrodden. Keep On Brother. Keep on. And don't let anyone tell you that you aren't making a difference.

  • @Jorisvandijk
    @Jorisvandijk4 жыл бұрын

    this video put color in my cheeks

  • @armyofcatapillars

    @armyofcatapillars

    4 жыл бұрын

    Joris van Dijk me too! (Nice pink moon avatar!)

  • @radioheadwine
    @radioheadwine4 жыл бұрын

    I totally understand John Darnielle's decision to more or less disown 'Going to Georgia'. But, man, if it isn't a gorgeous song.

  • @Kilgorefalls

    @Kilgorefalls

    4 жыл бұрын

    Graham B Amen.

  • @masansr

    @masansr

    4 жыл бұрын

    What's the reason behind that?

  • @feandwine

    @feandwine

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@masansr I believe he's said he doesn't like the themes of threatening self-harm based on the actions of another person. The image of a hopeless romantic at rock bottom with a 'colt 45 with a broken safety catch' isn't something John want's to romanticize, and I think he felt this song leaned a little too far into that territory

  • @karlastormborn5467

    @karlastormborn5467

    4 жыл бұрын

    Also I think as soon as Laura Jane Grace covered it it belonged to her

  • @jamief415

    @jamief415

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@feandwine also the implied themes of domestic violence

  • @filmlifeaway
    @filmlifeaway4 жыл бұрын

    I'm gonna make it through this year if it kills meeeee

  • @calistak.4705
    @calistak.47054 жыл бұрын

    there couldn't have been a better time to bring this back

  • @icomefromb5403
    @icomefromb54034 жыл бұрын

    IVE BEEN LISTENING TO THIS VIDEO FOR 10 YEARS!!!??? so glad you guys chose this to reupload!!!

  • @JaydenEricBeaudoin
    @JaydenEricBeaudoin4 жыл бұрын

    This takes you back to being young and naive, and you reconnect with all the wonderful things about that time of life. Thinking I knew what life had in store even though I knew I had no idea how it would unfold. It was a long time ago, but still feels like yesterday.

  • @user-iv1qq3vb9j
    @user-iv1qq3vb9j4 жыл бұрын

    "going to Georgia" was beautiful

  • @hellh00und
    @hellh00und4 жыл бұрын

    TMG have been carrying me through the quarantine so this has incredible timing

  • @distazo9174
    @distazo9174 Жыл бұрын

    John so badass he just casually forgets the best line he ever wrote.

  • @kato1504
    @kato15045 ай бұрын

    I keep coming back . "I have two big hands and a heart pumping blood and a 1967 colt 45 with a busted safety catch" very cool.

  • @mackthemark9105
    @mackthemark91054 жыл бұрын

    This was the first tiny desk concert I ever saw (someone else has released it), and it got me both into the mountain goats and tiny desk. Glad this is finally being properly released!

  • @reneefuchs9670

    @reneefuchs9670

    4 жыл бұрын

    Did you become a nerdfighter before or after seeing it?

  • @mackthemark9105

    @mackthemark9105

    4 жыл бұрын

    I first heard of the Mountain Goats through John Green - that trope is true I guess - but this was one of the first times that I really started to love them in their own right. This band’s crazy important to me - they’re the reason I picked up guitar a few years, and one of my very first goals was to learn every song in this set :)

  • @Sam-lr9oi

    @Sam-lr9oi

    6 ай бұрын

    If you're up for some rap, Noname and Tank and the Bangas did 2 of the best tiny desks I've ever seen if you still haven't checked those out

  • @popcornisfromcorn
    @popcornisfromcorn4 жыл бұрын

    I love how there's someone just on her computer mid-email in the front haha... those were the days to be an npr employee

  • @popcornisfromcorn

    @popcornisfromcorn

    4 жыл бұрын

    also, I remember taking heed to the time that John messes up in the song. I was waiting for that. If I remember correctly, he also had to re-start on the second song, but that may have been cut out. It's actually really inspiring to see someone make mistakes.

  • @miguelg4556
    @miguelg45563 жыл бұрын

    Good God, this gentleman is feeling it

  • @twalton
    @twalton4 жыл бұрын

    Just waiting for vlogbrothers to show up in the comments

  • @Maryam-mz7jo

    @Maryam-mz7jo

    4 жыл бұрын

    MY THOUGHTS EXACTLY

  • @breakingintodawn

    @breakingintodawn

    4 жыл бұрын

    I wonder if they know how big of a fan John is. And how many new fans he has created for them haha.

  • @firewordsparkler

    @firewordsparkler

    4 жыл бұрын

    Being a Nerdfighter made me a mountain goats fan

  • @rachelperry1209

    @rachelperry1209

    4 жыл бұрын

    Anne Harper npr or The Mountain Goats?

  • @AnonymousQwerty

    @AnonymousQwerty

    4 жыл бұрын

    Ditto

  • @eversostrange6337
    @eversostrange63373 жыл бұрын

    John playing live is what made tmg get so big he just brings something extra live

  • @jt6879

    @jt6879

    3 жыл бұрын

    It’s the shouting about 7 lines of the song in one chord that sells me on it

  • @trippiebutters
    @trippiebutters Жыл бұрын

    The speed he can play the guitar at the end of psalms 40:2 has me perplexed as to why he’s so underrated to this day

  • @mar-rv2qb
    @mar-rv2qb4 жыл бұрын

    i gotta say i REALLY appreciate those hand shots

  • @armyofcatapillars
    @armyofcatapillars4 жыл бұрын

    I need this today. Thank you so much for pulling this out of the archives!!

  • @cody2teach277
    @cody2teach2774 жыл бұрын

    I've been waiting so long for this one, thank you so much!

  • @lutcaah
    @lutcaah8 ай бұрын

    Gotta love Darnielle and the Mountain Goats. They had a show once in Stockholm. As a Finn I don´t go to Sweden unless I really have to. That time I really had to.

  • @TheCadT
    @TheCadT10 ай бұрын

    love love the mountain goats !

  • @taasinbinhossainalvi9173
    @taasinbinhossainalvi91734 жыл бұрын

    And the sound quality is great like always 👍. Thank You NPR team 🙏

  • @Scifiguy11th
    @Scifiguy11th4 жыл бұрын

    the Songwriter of the century

  • @ianwhitsitt8189
    @ianwhitsitt81893 ай бұрын

    absolutely without a doubt THE definitive version of Color in Your Cheeks

  • @mathmil
    @mathmil4 жыл бұрын

    This is special. Thank you

  • @aidansaylche
    @aidansaylche4 жыл бұрын

    I love John's songwriting so much, thank you for uploading this!

  • @stevoflohu1
    @stevoflohu14 жыл бұрын

    One of my favorite songwriters of all time. ❤️

  • @88hanboy
    @88hanboy4 жыл бұрын

    historic moment

  • @willahale8566
    @willahale85662 жыл бұрын

    I love his voice so much... whoa

  • @thedeeprot
    @thedeeprot4 жыл бұрын

    Loving it!

  • @JoYuu
    @JoYuu4 жыл бұрын

    I appreciate the archives so much

  • @cajunstix
    @cajunstix3 жыл бұрын

    finally! ive been watching re-uploads of this for years

  • @necromaster998
    @necromaster9983 жыл бұрын

    This was definately on youtube a few years ago, this concert was what introduced me to the mountain goats.

  • @hdfart
    @hdfart4 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for posting this

  • @jare___
    @jare___4 жыл бұрын

    Wow.. ten years and John is still putting together some really incredible stuff. This man just refuses to run out of steam, huh?

  • @Olhado256
    @Olhado2564 жыл бұрын

    Sweet Baby Jesus, Psalms 40:2 gave me goosebumps.

  • @chelsealeopold
    @chelsealeopold4 жыл бұрын

    i am so happy this exists

  • @patsayjack402
    @patsayjack4023 жыл бұрын

    Legendary.

  • @leemiera84
    @leemiera844 жыл бұрын

    This had always been my favorite tiny desk. Esp 10 years ago

  • @kat3rinaaa72
    @kat3rinaaa723 жыл бұрын

    I should be at a Mountain Goats show right now, but instead there's a pandemic so I'm in bed watching this video.

  • @williamb6509
    @williamb65094 жыл бұрын

    Get the Mountain Goats back in there!!

  • @deaglankennedy7251
    @deaglankennedy72514 жыл бұрын

    Love you John

  • @mws324
    @mws3244 жыл бұрын

    I NEEDED THIS

  • @ttsbearded.lanterndevin8548
    @ttsbearded.lanterndevin85484 жыл бұрын

    This was right before I saw him for the first time! That's crazy.

  • @howtomeetwomen-
    @howtomeetwomen-4 жыл бұрын

    Geez I really needed this.

  • @howtomeetwomen-

    @howtomeetwomen-

    3 жыл бұрын

    I'm a consistent person. Not reliable, but consistent.

  • @kamc1972
    @kamc19722 жыл бұрын

    Best version of Color in Your Cheeks hands down. Also i remember seeing this on KZread before and i used to watch it all the time. Stellar stuff

  • @TheFeelButton
    @TheFeelButton4 жыл бұрын

    Like a time capsule 🙏😊

  • @bleepdupdupbloop6777
    @bleepdupdupbloop67774 жыл бұрын

    I always forget we used to use potatoes to film things in the ‘00s

  • @cgillespie78
    @cgillespie78Ай бұрын

    I always thought it was Macon County, GA... definitely NC

  • @bethanybethke2594
    @bethanybethke25943 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for posting this! Love so much.

  • @ameliarus2747
    @ameliarus27474 жыл бұрын

    Yay

  • @SpencerArinhaveamom
    @SpencerArinhaveamom2 жыл бұрын

    Things that changed your life for 1000 alex.

  • @mattbrooks8708
    @mattbrooks87084 жыл бұрын

    FINALLY I LOVE YOU NPR

  • @tomas5376
    @tomas53764 жыл бұрын

    A little Sunday isolation music. Gracias👍✌️😊🙏🏼🎵🎶🎵🎶🎶🎶🎵🎶🎵

  • @Smiledmantis
    @Smiledmantis2 жыл бұрын

    Probably my favourite human of all time. The intro before colour in your cheeks made me laugh out loud

  • @theQuietWire
    @theQuietWire4 жыл бұрын

    The best!

  • @amanatee
    @amanatee3 жыл бұрын

    hebrews 11:40 in this format is so good

  • @derekkey2803
    @derekkey28034 жыл бұрын

    Doing my guy John right. Love the TDC.

  • @benaiah93
    @benaiah9311 ай бұрын

    Bring the whole band back

  • @KRS15136
    @KRS15136 Жыл бұрын

    GOATED

  • @johndaeliza1884
    @johndaeliza18844 жыл бұрын

    still so good and worth revisiting, you should have tmg back on when you can

  • @savannahlthorne
    @savannahlthorne4 жыл бұрын

    The content I signed up for

  • @sebulon3056
    @sebulon30564 жыл бұрын

    I would love to see Father John Misty in a Tiny desk concert!

  • @hellodolly2551

    @hellodolly2551

    4 жыл бұрын

    Sebulon no we don’t

  • @imgooley

    @imgooley

    4 жыл бұрын

    I think there is one

  • @YarrBr0
    @YarrBr0 Жыл бұрын

    What a travesty that the Mountain Goats have not played a tiny desk concert in the last 12+ years

  • @namelessnocebo
    @namelessnocebo Жыл бұрын

    He needs to do it again! Please make a new one!

  • @IONE.
    @IONE. Жыл бұрын

    AS I CROSS THE MACON COUNTY LINE GOING TO GEORGIAAAAAA

  • @cattirene
    @cattirene4 жыл бұрын

    John Green has entered the chat

  • @Maryam-mz7jo

    @Maryam-mz7jo

    4 жыл бұрын

    +

  • @superlady2960
    @superlady2960 Жыл бұрын

    👌👌👌👌👌amazing

  • @cdbrown30
    @cdbrown304 жыл бұрын

    Dude gets into it!

  • @anibalbojorquez4800
    @anibalbojorquez48002 жыл бұрын

    I like how John doesn't skip a beat when the NPR employee requested Going to Georgia

  • @goncalomatias_ursopaciente
    @goncalomatias_ursopaciente4 жыл бұрын

    Nice that guitar, vibrante sounds, with energy.

  • @gettinfitfor55
    @gettinfitfor55 Жыл бұрын

    This was definitely posted before...

  • @analazovic441
    @analazovic4414 жыл бұрын

    💞💞💞

  • @imastrawberryman
    @imastrawberryman17 сағат бұрын

    color in our cheeks live save me. save me color in our cheeks live

  • @NihilioFit
    @NihilioFit4 жыл бұрын

    I have the HD download of this performance...why don't you guys?

  • @NihilioFit

    @NihilioFit

    4 жыл бұрын

    I suppose it's the thought that counts...

  • @ladnavar

    @ladnavar

    4 жыл бұрын

    so it was out in HD, but they dont have it lol. sad.

  • @theluckycatcollective8788

    @theluckycatcollective8788

    4 жыл бұрын

    Yeah we had 1080p back in 2010 lol. What gives?

  • @apspiderboy

    @apspiderboy

    4 жыл бұрын

    Upload it yourself

  • @cebkidy

    @cebkidy

    3 жыл бұрын

    I know it's a video.. but the audio is fine. So the "p" don't matter. Just sit back and relax chief. Enjoy.

  • @user-ch5qd3uz3l
    @user-ch5qd3uz3l3 ай бұрын

    this version of psalm 40:2 is the most unhinged I have seen, 10/10

  • @nkita7363

    @nkita7363

    Ай бұрын

    It’s so good

  • @sammywestenberger9303
    @sammywestenberger93034 жыл бұрын

    Superman II & III Expanded Archival Collection Soundtrack

  • @oddjam
    @oddjam3 жыл бұрын

    Going to Georgia.

  • @ChipBuddies
    @ChipBuddies4 жыл бұрын

    👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

  • @yogurtdog
    @yogurtdog3 жыл бұрын

    Very fitting that this video is 240p

  • @pullflower
    @pullflower Жыл бұрын

    at least the audio quality is good

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