Tallahassee - The Mountain Goats - Tallahassee is completely devoted to two of Darnielle's recurring characters, a married couple constantly on the edge of divorce. As such, the lyrics tend to focus on the dysfunction in their relationship. The couple is known to fans as "the Alpha Couple," as many of the previous songs about them have titles beginning with the word "Alpha" (e.g. "Alpha Incipiens," "Alpha Desperation March"). The final song on the album is titled "Alpha Rats Nest" as a nod of sorts to the other songs. - In the songs on this album, the Alpha Couple move into a house on Southwood Plantation Road in Tallahassee, Florida. The house is falling apart, a metaphor for their crumbling marriage. Sick of themselves and each other, yet unwilling to part, they begin drinking themselves to death.

Tracklist:

Tallahassee
First Few Desperate Hours
Southwood Plantation Road
Game Shows Touch Our Lives
The House That Dripped Blood
Idylls of the King
No Children
See America Right
Peacocks 1
International Small Arms Blues 1
Have to Explode 1
Old College Try 1
Oceanographer's Choice 1
Alpha Rats Nest

UPC: 652637221527
Label: 4ad
Release Date: 5.29.20
Format: CD

The Mountain Goats - Tallahassee (CD)