Jenny from Thebes Mountain Goats, The SKU: 24.00 24.00 £24.00 £24.00 Genre: Americana / Country Label: Merge Records Released Date: 27th October 2023 Buying Format: 1LP Coloured Vinyl Gatefold Sleeve Includes Download Code 1LP Gatefold Sleeve Includes Download Code Buying Options Choose an option1LP Coloured Vinyl Gatefold Sleeve Includes Download Code1LP Gatefold Sleeve Includes Download CodeClear Jenny from Thebes quantity Add to basket ReserveBack Order Add to your Wishlist Description Product Info Jenny from Thebes began its life as many albums by the Mountain Goats do, with John Darnielle playing the piano until a lyric emerged. That lyric, “Jenny was a warrior / Jenny was a thief / Jenny hit the corner clinic begging for relief,” became “Jenny III,” a song which laid down a challenge he’d never taken up before: writing a sequel to one of his most beloved albums. The Mountain Goats’ catalog is thick with recurring characters Jenny, who originally appears in the All Hail West Texas track bearing her name, as well as in “Straight Six” from Jam Eater Blues and Transcendental Youth side two jam “Night Light,” is one of these, someone who enters a song unexpectedly, pricking up the ears of fans who are keen on continuing the various narrative threads running through the Mountain Goats’ discography before vanishing into the mist. In these songs, Jenny is largely defined by her absence, and she is given that definition by other characters. She is running from something. These features are beguiling, both to the characters who’ve told her story so far and to the listener. They invite certain questions: Who is Jenny, really? What is she running from? Well, she’s a warrior and a thief, and, this being an album by the Mountain Goats, it’s a safe bet whatever she’s fleeing is something bad. Something catastrophically bad. Jenny from Thebes is the story of Jenny, her southwestern ranch style house, the people for whom that house is a place of safety, and the west Texas town that is uncomfortable with its existence. It is a story about the individual and society, about safety and shelter and those who choose to provide care when nobody else will. Recorded at Tulsa, Oklahoma’s legendary The Church Studio with Grammy-winning producer/engineer Trina Shoemaker, Jenny from Thebes is a lush collection of showtunes, pushing Darnielle as a vocalist and the Mountain Goats as a band, broadening their sonic palette once again by leaning into influences like Godspell, Jim Steinman, and The Cars. Lifted by Matt Douglas’ horn and string arrangements, the dreamy guitar of Bully leader (and Bleed Out producer) Alicia Bognanno, and backing vocals from Kathy Valentine of The Go-Go’s and Matt Nathanson, Jenny from Thebes is a widescreen musical in scope, a melodrama of richly detailed characters and sweeping emotions. Artist Mountain Goats, The Genre Americana / Country Label Merge Records Buying Options 1LP Coloured Vinyl Gatefold Sleeve Includes Download Code , 1LP Gatefold Sleeve Includes Download Code Format 1LP , Coloured Vinyl , Gatefold Sleeve , Includes Download Code Condition New Country UK Track Listings Clean Slate Ground Level Only One Way Fresh Tattoo Cleaning Crew Murder at the 18th St. Garage From the Nebraska Plant Same as Cash Water Tower Jenny III Going to Dallas Great Pirates Share this On Facebook On Twitter Via Email More from Mountain Goats, The View Product Quick View Mountain Goats, The The Coroner’s Gambit Americana / Country | Merge Records | 1LP Released 28th June 2024 £27.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Mountain Goats, The The Coroner’s Gambit £27.00 Genre: Americana / Country Label: Merge Records SKU: MRG800LP Formats: 1LP Released Date: 28th June 2024 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Mountain Goats, The All Hail West Texas Americana / Country | Merge | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl, Gatefold Sleeve, Includes Download Code Released 26th May 2023 £26.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Mountain Goats, The All Hail West Texas £26.00 Genre: Americana / Country Label: Merge SKU: MRG481LPC1 Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl, Gatefold Sleeve, Includes Download Code Released Date: 26th May 2023 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Mountain Goats, The Transcendental Youth Americana / Country | Merge | 1LP Released 14th April 2023 £24.00 Add to basket Reserve View Reservations Mountain Goats, The Transcendental Youth £24.00 Genre: Americana / Country Label: Merge SKU: MRG446LP Formats: 1LP Released Date: 14th April 2023 Reserve View Reservations Read More Add to basket Matt's picks View Product Quick View Mountain Goats, The All Eternals Deck Americana / Country | Merge Records | 1LP Released 14th April 2023 £24.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Mountain Goats, The All Eternals Deck £24.00 Genre: Americana / Country Label: Merge Records SKU: MRG405LP Formats: 1LP Released Date: 14th April 2023 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Mountain Goats, The Bleed Out Rock And Pop | Merge Records | 2LP, 45rpm, Coloured Vinyl, Gatefold Sleeve Released 19th August 2022 £29.00 Add to basket Reserve View Reservations Mountain Goats, The Bleed Out £29.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Merge Records SKU: MRG799LPC1 Formats: 2LP, 45rpm, Coloured Vinyl, Gatefold Sleeve Released Date: 19th August 2022 Reserve View Reservations Read More Add to basket View Product Quick View Mountain Goats, The Dark in Here Americana / Country | Merge Records | 2LP, Coloured Vinyl, Gatefold Sleeve, Includes Download Code Released 25th June 2021 £23.00 - 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