I Only Listen to the Mountain Goats

107: Pink and Blue

This week, John and Joseph look up some stuff on the Mountain Goats wiki and then ease into a discussion of “Pink and Blue.” Kristine Leschper from Mothers joins to talk about their approach to covering the song.
Buy Mothers’ cover of “Pink and Blue” on <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/pink-and-blue/1324661307?i=1324661317" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">iTunes</a>, <a href="https://themountaingoats.bandcamp.com/album/i-only-listen-to-the-mountain-goats" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bandcamp</a>, or wherever you buy digital music. It supports both the artist and the show!
Buy the full cover album <a href="https://themountaingoats.bandcamp.com/album/i-only-listen-to-the-mountain-goats" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">digitally</a> or on <a href="https://www.mergerecords.com/%20/i-only-listen-to-the-mountain-goats-ahwt" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">vinyl</a> today.
Learn more about John Darnielle’s two novels <a href="http://www.johndarnielle.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>. Listen to more music by the Mountain Goats, including their latest album Goths, <a href="http://www.mountain-goats.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>.
Check out Joseph Fink’s other shows, <a href="http://www.welcometonightvale.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Welcome to Night Vale</a> and <a href="http://aliceisntdead.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Alice Isn’t Dead</a>. His second novel with Jeffrey Cranor, <a href="http://www.welcometonightvale.com/books/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">It Devours!</a>, is out now.
Credits: Joseph Fink (host), John Darnielle (host), Christy Gressman (producer), Grant Stewart (editor), Vincent Cacchione (mixer), Rob Wilson (logo). Produced by Night Vale Presents in collaboration with Merge Records and the Mountain Goats.
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Welcome to Night Vale creator Joseph Fink and the Mountain Goats singer/songwriter John Darnielle discuss what it means to be an artist, a fan, and, as many people are, both at once. Season Two explores the process of writing, recording, and releasing the Mountain Goats’ latest album, In League With Dragons, giving you an unprecedented look at the creative process as it is happening.