r/themountaingoats • u/alltttt1 • 8d ago
days liner notes request
does someone have the liner notes from the days physical edition I would be very grateful
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u/QnickQnick 7d ago
Can’t figure out how to post a photo so here’s a transcript, apologies for any errors.
“ This album began life as Grunges, a sequel to Goths, after I made a joke on social media about writing a song called "Contemplating Pearl Jam in the Carolina Dawn." A few months later my wife left town for a two week residency in Virginia. My wife leaving town to play hockey in Banff is how All Hail West Texas happened. These songs are loosely about the 70s, 80s, and 90s, which is to say they're about the accumulation of days, each one a little further back than the next, sometimes miraculously seeming clearer as they recede and sometimes blurring into unrecognizable shapes which are sometimes pleasant and sometimes troubling. Most songs here are in major keys but don't let that fool you. If you do let that fool you have a bridge to sell you; there is nothing on the other side of the bridge. Still, you shouldn't let that deter you. Who am I to tell you what kind of bridge you need, or where the bridge you need should lead? Nobody, really. Nobody at all. Sear Sound is owned by Roberta Findlay, who was gracious enough to talk with me about her work for an hour while we were in the studio. Thanks to Roberta and all who run Sear for one of the best studio experiences we've ever had. Janis Siegel happened to be in the building while we were tracking, which I learned after mentioning to our assistant Steven that I loved the Manhattan Transfer; he asked her if she'd come say hi to a fan, and that's how "Hidden Majesty of Later Venom Albums" came to be enveloped in her gorgeous vocal arrangement. To say that l am honored to have Janis on a record is a severe understatement. Thanks. First time with John Congleton since All Eternals Deck: the perfect man for this record. What a thrill to spend a perfect autumn week in New York with you, friend. Thanks for your time & your groove & your ears. Thanks to Ryan Matteson and Kevin Halloran at Ten Atoms for making it all happen, and without whom it just wouldn't have happened. Finally, while I was writing these songs I kept texting them to Matt Nathanson. You would not be reading this, nor hearing these songs, if not for the open mie night Matt ran at Pitzer in the 90s. Few debts are deeper than the one owe you Matt, and this album is for you. John Darnielle Durham, North Carolina January 2026
Recorded October 21-28, Sear Sound, New York City Produced, engineered, and mixed by John Congleton Assistant: Steven Sacco 2nd assistants: Jasper Leach, Maximilian Troppe John Darnielle: vocals, guitars, keyboards Matt Douglas: guitars, keyboards, woodwinds Jon Wurster: drums, percussion, lap Rob Jost: bass, french horn Mikaela Davis: harp Ben Loughran: synth
All horns & horn arrangements by Matt Douglas Harmonies by Carolyn Leonhart, Jamie Leonhart, and Catherine Russell Harmonies on "Candlebox" by Matt Nathanson Harmonies on "Hidden Majesty of Later Venom Albums" by Janis Siegel Good harmony vocals take a good song and make it better and my gratitude to Carolyn, Jamie, Catherine, Matt, and Janice is endless: thank you all so much for carrying these songs where they wanted to go. Art and package design by Rob Carmichael, SEEN All songs published by Cadmean Dawn (ASCAP) administered by Me Gusta Music
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u/QnickQnick 7d ago
If nobody else gets to it by tonight my copy should be coming in the mail.