Transcendental youth

"Not every character on Transcendental Youth is as memorable as the stars - the Alpha Couple, the fallen high school running back or the Denton Death Metal dude - of the band's sterling back catalog, not every line as immediate or cathartic to yell as fan favorite "No Children"'s "I hope you die! I hope we both die!" But in the moments when he articulates the trivialities and tragedies of his narrators most convincingly, Darnielle finds equal grains of humanity and empathy in people crouched in the darkest corners and blinded by the brightest spotlights".

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"If Transcendental Youth is the best thing Darnielle's ever done, it's only because it's about five per cent tighter and better-played. All of the Mountain Goats standards we know and love are present and correct, whether it's the upbeat number for acoustic guitar, the upbeat number with barrelhouse piano, the downbeat with mournful horns, the downbeat with wildcard instrumentation".

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