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Podcast: Jams and Tea
Episode: ALL HAIL WEST TEXAS: The Mountain Goats’ Cross-Country Masterpiece Turns 20
Description: This week on Record Club, Jake and Ryley celebrate the 20th anniversary of the first of many masterpieces from legendary singer-songwriter John Darnielle’s The Mountain Goats, All Hail West Texas. Together we break down everything that makes Darnielle such a great and moving storyteller, how he paints such vivid characters that have lived on in the minds of listeners across two decades, and the unique point in the trajectory of the band that this album represents.
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