The Mountain Goats' 2022 album Bleed Out leans into action movie tropes and sonic aggression, a thematic and stylistic departure from the band's recent work.
- Bleed Out was recorded in the band's home state of North Carolina at Bob Stephenson's Old House Studio.
- The album draws lyrical inspiration from action movies, with song titles like "Make-Believe" and "Hostages" and "Extraction Point."
- The release was accompanied by a music video for the title track directed by Mike Manzoori.
The Mountain Goats are a long-running indie rock band led by John Darnielle, known for their prolific output and intensely personal, narrative songwriting. Bleed Out arrived as the band's twenty-first studio album, following 2020's Getting Into Knives and 2021's Dark in Here.
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