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| The Coroner's Gambit | ||||
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| Released | October 17, 2000 | |||
| Genre | Lo-fi | |||
| Length | 43:00 | |||
| Label | Absolutely Kosher | |||
| Producer | John Darnielle | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Pitchfork | 8.5/10 [2] |
| Splendid (ezine) | (favorable) [3] |
The Coroner's Gambit is the fifth studio album by the Mountain Goats, released on October 17, 2000, by Absolutely Kosher Records. Several songs from this album, including "The Coroner's Gambit", "Bluejays and Cardinals", and "Shadow Song", were written about Rozz Williams, who ended his life two years before the release of the album, and was a personal friend of John Darnielle.[4][5] In some live versions, he will reference Williams by first name.[6]
- ^ https://www.allmusic.com/album/r504016
- ^ "The Mountain Goats: The Coroner's Gambit". Pitchfork.
- ^ "Splendid E-zine reviews: The Mountain Goats". Archived from the original on 2005-03-14. Retrieved 2005-03-20.
- ^ "The Annotated Mountain Goats".
- ^ "Roger Painter". Archived from the original on 2017-01-02.
- ^ "Mountain Goats Live at First Unitarian Church on 2005-05-04". 4 May 2005.