{"product_id":"the-mountain-goats-through-this-fire-across-from-peter-balkan-1","title":"THE MOUNTAIN GOATS - Through This Fire Across From Peter Balkan","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCD \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Mountain Goats\u003c\/strong\u003e, led by singer-songwriter \u003cstrong\u003eJohn Darnielle\u003c\/strong\u003e, have built a prolific and influential career in indie music since the early 1990s. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKnown for their vast discography of storytelling and literary lyricism, Darnielle is regarded as one of the most distinctive voices in modern songwriting. Their work has a deep emotional resonance with their avid and loyal fanbase, built over the past 30 years. Today, we find Darnielle awoken from a dream where he titled an album \u003cem\u003eThrough This Fire Across From Peter Balkan\u003c\/em\u003e, with no sense of sonic direction in the dream, then proceeded to write the entire album based off of this arbitrary title. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eProduced by the Mountain Goats’ multi-instrumentalist \u003cstrong\u003eMatt Douglas\u003c\/strong\u003e, who also co-wrote several songs, the record is embracing, inviting, and overflowing with melody and orchestration that extends far beyond the boundaries of their past work.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"In the night of May 29, 2023, I had a dream. Waking from it, I transcribed what I could remember of it into the note-taking app I keep on my phone. The note reads: “through this fire across from peter balkan #dream. It was the title of a work, not sure which form.” The next time I sat at the piano to see if I had ideas, I got the notion of writing a work that proceeded from its title, and that tried to make real the dreamlike grammar of that title. This album is that work. Since its protagonist shares a first name with our longstanding bassist Peter Hughes, who bid farewell to the sea in 2024, this album is dedicated to him – he who served aboard the good ship Mountain Goats for so many years: may the fire always keep you warm, and may your nights in its light be as numerous as the grains of sand on the beach.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpecial thanks: to Jerry Marotta and all at Dreamland; to Ryan Matteson and all at Ten Atoms; and to every port of call along the endless ocean way, sea-facing or no, landlocked or otherwise.\"\u003cbr\u003e– \u003cstrong\u003eJohn Darnielle\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDurham, NC, 2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cadmean Dawn","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":56376502747481,"sku":"SDZ-37034","price":14.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3455\/0945\/files\/The_Mountain_Goats_-_Through_This_Fire_Across_From_Peter_Balkan_-_CD_-_2025.jpg?v=1760604171","url":"https:\/\/spindizzyrecords.com\/products\/the-mountain-goats-through-this-fire-across-from-peter-balkan-1","provider":"Spindizzy Dublin","version":"1.0","type":"link"}