Get Lonely is every bit as assured as its predecessor, "The Sunset Tree", but the mood is entirely different. "Sunset" chronicled the fraught, violent relationship between John Darnielle and his stepfather and derived its power from an unblinking exorcism of personal demons, while "Get Lonely" is the haunted aftermath. It's a reflective, intimate record. The mood is one of bittersweet resignation rather than cathartic release. It's a quiet triumph, murmuring with a modest but entirely surefooted confidence. An uncannily coherent and subtly redemptive record which will come to be seen as Mountain Goats' most resonant, assured, and magical collection of songs so far.
Label: 4AD – CAD 2614
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: UK & US
Released: 21 Aug 2006
Genre: Rock
Style: Folk Rock, Indie Rock
Tracklist
A1 Wild Sage 4:13
A2 New Monster Avenue 3:38
A3 Half Dead 3:26
A4 Get Lonely 3:49
A5 Maybe Sprout Wings 2:46
A6 Moon Over Goldsboro 5:01
B1 In The Hidden Places 4:21
B2 Song For Lonely Giants 3:10
B3 Woke Up New 2:56
B4 If You See Light 1:58
B5 Cobra Tattoo 3:10
B6 In Corolla 4:07