Getting Into Knives

Getting Into Knives is the upcoming nineteenth studio album by indie folk band the Mountain Goats, scheduled to be released on October 23, 2020,[3] through Merge Records.[4][2] The album was recorded in March 2020 over six days at Sam Philips Recording in Memphis, in the same room where psychobilly band the Cramps tracked their 1980 debut album Songs the Lord Taught Us.[5] Getting Into Knives was produced, engineered, and mixed by Matt Ross-Spang, who previously engineered In League with Dragons (2019).[5] In addition to being available on streaming and download services, the album will also see physical release on CD, vinyl, and cassette.

Getting Into Knives
Studio album by
the Mountain Goats
ReleasedOctober 23, 2020 (2020-10-23)[1]
RecordedMarch 1–6, 2020[1]
StudioSam Phillips Recording
Memphis, Tennessee, US
GenreAlternative rock[1]
LabelMerge Records[2]
ProducerMatt Ross-Spang
The Mountain Goats chronology
Songs for Pierre Chuvin
(2020)		 Getting Into Knives
(2020)
Singles from Getting Into Knives
  1. "As Many Candles As Possible"
    Released: August 11, 2020

The lead single, "As Many Candles As Possible", was released on August 11, 2020, along with a lyric video directed by Lalitree Darnielle.[5] The song features organist Charles Hodges.[3][5]

Track listing

Album and track metadata and details adapted from Bandcamp.[1]

All tracks are written by John Darnielle.

Getting Into Knives track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Corsican Mastiff Stride" 
2."Get Famous" 
3."Picture of My Dress" 
4."As Many Candles As Possible" (featuring Charles Hodges)3:24
5."Tidal Wave" 
6."Pez Dorado" 
7."The Last Place I Saw You Alive" 
8."Bell Swamp Connection" 
9."The Great Gold Sheep" 
10."Rat Queen" 
11."Wolf Count" 
12."Harbor Me" 
13."Getting Into Knives" 

Personnel

The Mountain Goats

  • John Darnielle – vocals, guitars, piano
  • Peter Hughes – electric bass, upright bass
  • Matt Douglas – keyboards, woodwinds, guitars, accordion, backing vocals
  • Jon Wurster – drums, percussion

Additional personnel

  • Bram Gielen – piano, guitars, keyboards
  • Chris Boerner – guitars
  • Charles Hodges – Hammond B-3
  • Sam Shoup – Mellotron
  • Tom Clary – horns
  • Reba Russell – backing vocals
  • Susan Marshall – backing vocals

Production

  • Matt Ross-Spang – production, engineering, mixing
  • Brent Lambert – mastering (The Kitchen Mastering, Carrboro, North Carolina)
  • Daniel Murphy – design
  • Wesley Graham – assistant
  • Matt Denham – studio attaché
  • Ryan Matteson – assistant

Release history
Release dates and formats
Region Date Format Label Ref.
Various October 23, 2020
[4][1]
gollark: I was looking into blu-ray discs for backup, but it would be somewhat annoying and expensive so I decided to just not.
gollark: Consider: they cost 4x or so as much, so you could just buy 4 hard disks of the same capacity. Also, they lose data if left unplugged over months.
gollark: Something something electromigration. It's worse at high temperatures.
gollark: Can you not just swap the flash chip, or is that utterly impossible?
gollark: This would never be a problem for me, as a member of the superior "having a server with remote management hardware but never using it" gang.

References
  1. "Getting Into Knives". Bandcamp. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  2. Colburn, Randall (11 August 2020). "The Mountain Goats are Getting Into Knives this fall". The A.V. Club. G/O Media.
  3. DeVille, Chris (August 11, 2020). "The Mountain Goats – "As Many Candles As Possible"". Stereogum. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  4. Yoo, Noah (11 August 2020). "The Mountain Goats Announce New Album Getting Into Knives, Share New Song: Listen". Pitchfork. Condé Nast.
  5. Schatz, Lake (August 11, 2020). "The Mountain Goats Announce New Album Getting into Knives, Share "As Many Candles as Possible"". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
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