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"Goths" is the sixteenth studio album by American indie folk band The Mountain Goats, released on May 19, 2017, on Merge Records.
A special edition is available, which comes with an additional 12" record featuring four ambient non-album tracks.
At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from critics, the album received an average score of 81, based on14 reviews, indicating "Universal acclaim".
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Given John Darnielle's love of death metal, we knew Goths' day would come. What we didn't expect is the canvas to be so pop-forward. Goths is vivid and light on its toes, as it runs the gamut of various "goth" personalities both historical and fictional, showcasing one of Darnielle's greatest carnal sins—his ability to glean color from unexpected places. Darnielle spins resonating tales over his nasally tirade—which is as bold and unexpected as ever, like he's bench-pressing with his bare throat everyone that has ever done anything to harm him. Darnielle pokes at the various prerequisites for belonging to any group, whether fringe or otherwise. The deepest, most authentic self will never fit squarely into a box. And that's why we love that John Darnielle loves death metal. ---- undertheradarmag.com
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