Dark in Here

Dark in Here
An excerpt from the painting Walpurgis Night in Bergslagen, Grandgärde in Dalarna, showing snowy, rolling hills, with several fires burning in the distance.
Studio album by
the Mountain Goats
ReleasedJune 25, 2021 (2021-06-25)
RecordedMarch 9–14, 2020[1]
StudioFAME Studios
(Muscle Shoals, Alabama)
Length46:45
LabelMerge
ProducerMatt Ross-Spang
The Mountain Goats chronology
Getting Into Knives
(2020) 		Dark in Here
(2021) 		Bleed Out
(2022)
Singles from Dark in Here
  1. "Mobile"
    Released: April 20, 2021
  2. "The Slow Parts on Death Metal Albums"
    Released: May 11, 2021
  3. "Dark in Here"
    Released: June 3, 2021
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic80/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
American Songwriter[4]
Paste8.3/10[5]
Pitchfork7.8/10[6]
PopMatters7/10[1]
Rolling Stone[7]

Dark in Here is the 20th studio album by indie folk band the Mountain Goats, released June 25, 2021 through Merge Records.[1] The album was recorded in March 2020, just one week after Getting Into Knives (2020), at FAME Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama.[8] Dark in Here was produced by Matt Ross-Spang, who also produced Getting Into Knives and engineered In League with Dragons (2019).[1] In addition to being available on streaming and download services, the album was released physically on CD and vinyl.

The album's lead single, "Mobile", featuring organists Spooner Oldham and Will McFarlane, was released on April 20, 2021.[9] "The Slow Parts on Death Metal Albums" was released on May 11, 2021, and the title track "Dark in Here" was released as the final single on June 3, 2021.

The album's cover art is a portion of the painting Valborgsmässoafton i Bergslagen, Grangärde i Dalarna ("Walpurgis Night in Bergslagen, Grandgärde in Dalarna") by Anshelm Schultzberg (1896).[10]

  1. ^ a b c d Conaton, Chris (June 23, 2021). "The Mountain Goats say it's 'Dark in Here'". PopMatters. Archived from the original on June 23, 2021. Retrieved June 27, 2021.
  2. ^ "Critic Reviews for Dark in Here - Metacritic". Metacritic. Archived from the original on June 27, 2021. Retrieved September 15, 2021.
  3. ^ Deming, Mark (July 2, 2021). "Dark in Here – The Mountain Goats". AllMusic. Archived from the original on July 8, 2021. Retrieved September 15, 2021.
  4. ^ Zimmerman, Lee (June 28, 2021). "The Mountain Goats Dig Into Darkness on 'Dark In Here'". American Songwriter. Archived from the original on July 3, 2021. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
  5. ^ Crump, Andy (June 25, 2021). "It's Getting 'Dark in Here' for The Mountain Goats". Paste. Archived from the original on June 25, 2021. Retrieved June 27, 2021.
  6. ^ Mitchell, Matt (June 30, 2021). "The Mountain Goats: Dark in Here Album Review". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on June 30, 2021. Retrieved September 15, 2021.
  7. ^ Dolan, Jon (June 29, 2021). "Mountain Goats Mix Terror and Beauty on 'Dark in Here'". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on June 29, 2021. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
  8. ^ Willis, Joey (June 24, 2021). "The Mountain Goats move across the musical map on 'Dark in Here' (Album Review)". Glide Magazine. Archived from the original on June 27, 2021. Retrieved June 27, 2021.
  9. ^ Turman, Katherine (April 19, 2021). "The Mountain Goats Share 'Mobile' Single Ahead Of New 'Dark In Here' LP". Spin. Archived from the original on April 25, 2021. Retrieved June 27, 2021.
  10. ^ "Dark in Here". Bandcamp. Retrieved June 27, 2021.