The Mountain Goats is a band I was first introduced to a few years ago by my good friend Mike. Much of their recordings have a very raw quality--both in the minimal production value and the style of the performance. John Darnielle's (lead singer/songwriter) style of singing is not for everyone, but there is a personal, authentic quality to it that is often hard to come by. His lyrics tend to be really interesting, vivid, personal and downright poetic.
The song "Love Love Love" is one that I've been playing and singing for a long time now. This song comes off of the Mountain Goats album The Sunset Tree (2005), which is my favorite album of theirs. The original is very slow in tempo, and very quietly sung. I think that for those reasons, it can easily be seen as sleepy. Although I do appreciate the original version, I like to play it at a faster tempo to bring some life into it.
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