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John Darnielle (/ d ɑːr ˈ n iː l / dar-NEEL; born March 16, 1967) is an American musician and novelist best known as the primary, and originally sole, member of the American band The Mountain Goats, for which he is the writer, composer, guitarist, pianist, and vocalist.
Apr 24, 2022 · John Darnielle, the leader—and, at times, the only member—of the band the Mountain Goats, writes songs that are narrative, literary, and full of recurring lyrical motifs: cruel stepdads, grief ...
John Darnielle is a singer-songwriter, novelist, and the primary (and often the only) member of indie folk rock band The Mountain Goats. He is known for his lo-fi recordings, prolific output,...
Jan 29, 2022 · From New York Times bestselling author and Mountain Goats’ singer/songwriter John Darnielle—“a master at building suspense” (Los Angeles Times)—comes an epic, gripping novel about murder, truth, artistic obsession, and the dangers of storytelling in Devil House.
Oct 30, 2023 · Inside John Darnielle’s Boiling Brain. More than 30 years after making his crackly first recordings as the Mountain Goats, the celebrated songwriter talks about defying his past without ...
John Darnielle was born in Bloomington, Indiana. Shortly after his birth, his mother and father moved to San Luis Obispo, as his father had gotten a job there. His parents divorced soon after, and his mother remarried to his stepfather who was physically abusive to both Darnielle and his mother.
Jan 19, 2022 · John Darnielle’s new novel, “Devil House,” follows a true-crime journalist on the trail of a horror house gone wrong.
Jan 26, 2022 · Novelist John Darnielle — also singer-songwriter with the Mountain Goats — has a hero who wants to honor the victims he's writing about but doesn't much like them.
Apr 7, 2015 · Mountain Goats leader John Darnielle on his tumultuous past, unlikely rise and new, wrestling-themed LP 'Beat the Champ.'
About the Author. John Darnielle ’s first novel, Wolf in White Van, was a New York Times bestseller, National Book Award nominee, and a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for first fiction, and widely hailed as one of the best novels of the year.
