The Mountain Goats are returning with a new album this fall. Continuing a productive streak over the past few years that’s included 2022’s Bleed Out and 2023’s Jenny From Thebes, John Darnielle, Matt Douglas and Jon Wurster have announced Through This Fire Across from Peter Balkan, which is out Nov. 7 via Cadmean Dawn, the band’s own label. Hear the first single, “Armies of the Lord.”

“There were sixteen men on a fishing boat but only three survived the storm, and one of those went missing, and is presumed dead. That leaves me & Peter Balkan, whose health is failing as his apocalyptic visions dissipate in the spray at the shore,” John Darnielle said in a press release. “Matt Douglas produced it; Ben Loughran who you know from tour did the synth with Matt as co-conspirator; that’s Mikaela Davis on the harp; the voice on the harmonies in the bridge that sounds like Lin-Manuel Miranda is Lin-Manuel Miranda, who followed Peter Balkan’s story from its early gleanings through its realization.”

The Mountain Goats’ 2002 album Tallahassee is featured on our list of Our 150 Favorite Indie Rock Albums of the 21st Century.

The Mountain Goats Through This Fire Across from Peter Balkan tracklist:

1. Overture
2. Fishing Boat
3. Cold at Night
4. Dawn of Revelation
5. Your Bandage
6. Peru
7. Through This Fire
8. Rocks in My Pockets
9. Armies of the Lord
10. Your Glow
11. The Lady from Shanghai 2
12. Broken To Begin With

The Mountain Goats tour dates:

9/17 – Atlanta, GA @ Variety Playhouse
09/18 – Ponte Vedra Beach, FL @ Ponte Vedra Concert Hall
09/19 – Isle of Palms, SC @ The Windjammer
09/20 – Black Mountain, NC @ Pisgah Brewing Company
09/22 – Louisville, KY @ Mercury Ballroom
09/24 – Raleigh, NC @ Red Hat Amphitheater *
09/26 – Cleveland, OH @ Agora Theatre
09/27 – Chicago, IL @ The Salt Shed
09/28 – Peoria, IL @ TempleLive at Peoria Scottish Rite Theatre
09/29 – Detroit, MI @ The Majestic Theatre
10/01 – Huntington, WV @ The Loud
10/02 – Rochester, NY @ Water Street Music Hall
10/03 – Ardmore, PA @ Ardmore Music Hall
10/04 – Jersey City, NJ @ White Eagle Hall
11/29 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Metro Music Hall
11/30 – Bozeman, MT @ The ELM
12/01 – Missoula, MT @ The Wilma
12/03 – Seattle, WA @ Neptune Theatre
12/04 – Seattle, WA @ Neptune Theatre
12/05 – Spokane, WA @ Knitting Factory
12/06 – Boise, ID @ Treefort Music Hall
12/08 – Portland, OR @ Revolution Hall
12/09 – Portland, OR @ Revolution Hall
12/10 – San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore
12/12 – Los Angeles, CA @ Teragram Ballroom
12/13 – Los Angeles, CA @ Teragram Ballroom
12/14 – Los Angeles, CA @ Teragram Ballroom
* supporting Rilo Kiley