The Mountain Goats are reissuing their beloved 2005 album, The Sunset Tree, for its 20th anniversary. The newly remastered edition is out October 17 via 4AD. The album houses “This Year,” long considered the band’s most popular song until “No Children” saw a surge in popularity via TikTok. Revisit the music video for “This Year” below.
John Darnielle made The Sunset Tree with producer John Vanderslice and a band featuring bassist Peter Hughes, pianist Franklin Bruno, cellist Erik Friedlander, drummer Alex DeCarville, and keyboardist Scott Solter. The new edition was remastered at Abbey Road Studios.
Beginning next month, the Mountain Goats will head back on tour as they support their latest album, 2023’s Jenny From Thebes. See the band’s schedule below.
Read John Darnielle’s tribute to Ozzy Osbourne for Pitchfork, “For the Back Street Kids.”
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The Sunset Tree (20th Anniversary Remaster):
01 You or Your Memory (2025 Remaster)
02 Broom People (2025 Remaster)
03 This Year (2025 Remaster)
04 Dilaudid (2025 Remaster)
05 Dance Music (2025 Remaster)
06 Dinu Lipatti’s Bones (2025 Remaster)
07 Up the Wolves (2025 Remaster)
08 Lion’s Teeth (2025 Remaster)
09 Hast Thou Considered the Tetrapod (2025 Remaster)
10 Magpie (2025 Remaster)
11 Song for Dennis Brown (2025 Remaster)
12 Love Love Love (2025 Remaster)
13 Pale Green Things (2025 Remaster)
The Mountain Goats:
09-17 Atlanta, GA – The Variety Playhouse
09-18 Ponte Vedra Beach, FL – Ponte Vedra Concert Hall
09-19 Isle of Palms, SC – The Windjammer
09-20 Black Mountain, NC – Pisgah Brewing Company
09-22 Louisville, KY – Mercury Ballroom
09-24 Raleigh, NC – Red Hat Amphitheater *
09-26 Cleveland, OH – Agora Theater
09-27 Chicago, IL – The Salt Shed
09-28 Peoria, IL – TempleLive
09-29 Detroit, MI – The Majestic Theatre
10-01 Huntington, WV – The Loud
10-02 Rochester, NY – Water Street Music Hall
10-03 Ardmore, PA – Ardmore Music Hall
10-04 Jersey City, NJ – White Eagle Hall
11-29 Salt Lake City, UT – Metro Music Hall
11-30 Bozeman, MT – The Elm
12-01 Missoula, MT – The Wilma
12-03 Seattle, WA – Neptune Theatre
12-04 Seattle, WA – Neptune Theatre
12-05 Spokane, WA – Knitting Factory
12-06 Boise, ID – Treefort Music Hall
12-08 Portland, OR – Revolution Hall
12-09 Portland, OR – Revolution Hall
12-10 San Francisco, CA – The Fillmore
12-12 Los Angeles, CA – Teragram Ballroom
12-13 Los Angeles, CA – Teragram Ballroom
12-14 Los Angeles, CA – Teragram Ballroom
* with Rilo Kiley
