- country, indie folk, lo-fi, singer-songwriter
- 16 tracks
- Absolutely Kosher Records
The Coroner's Gambit is the fifth studio album by the Mountain Goats, released on October 17, 2000, by Absolutely Kosher Records. John Darnielle was the only Mountain Goat performing on this album, as it was released in the several year period before Peter Hughes had joined the band, but after Rachel Ware had left. Darnielle offers up an alternative title for the album - 'Slavonic Dances, if you prefer'.
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Contemporary, spare, intimate and classical in form.
- contemporarynostalgic
- sparerichly built
- intimateepic
- classical in formformally daring
- gravecomic
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- AllMusic4/5 ★
- Pitchfork8.5/10
- Splendid (ezine)(favorable)
- Sputnikmusic4.5/5 ★
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Tracks
- A1Jaipur
- A2Elijah
- A3Trick Mirror
- A4Island Garden Song
- A5The Coroner’s Gambit
- A6Baboon
- A7Scotch Grove
- A8Horseradish Road
- B1Family Happiness
- B2Onions
- B3“Blue Jays and Cardinals”
- B4Shadow Song
- B5There Will Be No Divorce
- B6Insurance Fraud #2
- B7The Alphonse Mambo
- B8We Were Patriots
About the album
- Artist
- The Mountain Goats
- Label
- Absolutely Kosher Records
- Released
- 2000
- Type
- Album
- Format
- 12" Vinyl
- Country
- US
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