Can't Let It Go

An Introduction to The Mountain Goats
The Mountain Goats wrote a song for Star Wars: Episode VIII and it's canon now
John's Potato tweet
Songs From A Mountain Goats Album In Which Cicero Is Not Mentioned And Everybody’s Marriages Work Out

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(00:00) - AC is so brave
(01:08) - Welcome, Elizabeth!
(04:02) - Matt has nonsense
(07:14) - The Mountain Goats
(07:56) - How we got into The Mountain Goats
(13:07) - Mountain Goats song of the day
(16:48) - Mountain Goats shows are rad
(28:21) - John Darnielle is a nerd
(32:51) - John Darnielle’s internet presence
(36:00) - Difficult issues in Mountain Goats song
(44:10) - John likes bad music
(45:38) - We love a cover
(50:47) - CW: pandemic // The Jordan Lake Sessions
(01:02:05) - Music for every moment
(01:04:47) - The Ultimate Jedi Who Wastes All The Other Jedi and Eats Their Bones
(01:06:46) - “Woke Up New” and other bangers
(01:18:30) - The final word on the Mountain Goats

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Matt

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Elizabeth

What is Can't Let It Go?

Every 2 weeks, Matt & AC present to each other a topic we know way too much about. We research and share with each other our Roman empires, our little obsessions, or just the thing we can’t stop thinking about.

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