Listen: Mountain Goats and Anonymous 4

The Mountain Goats
Mountain Goats' John Darnielle with the vocal quartet Anonymous 4 as part of the Ecstatic Music Festival at the Merkin Concert Hall.
Mountain Goats' John Darnielle with the vocal quartet Anonymous 4 as part of the Ecstatic Music Festival at the Merkin Concert Hall. (David Andrako/courtesy of Merkin Concert Hall)
Anonymous 4: Susan Hellauer, Marsha Genensky, Ruth Cunningham and Jacqueline Horner-Kwiatek.
Anonymous 4: Susan Hellauer, Marsha Genensky, Ruth Cunningham and Jacqueline Horner-Kwiatek. (David Andrako/courtesy of Merkin Concert Hall)
John Darnielle.
John Darnielle. (David Andrako/courtesy of Merkin Concert Hall)
John Darnielle.
John Darnielle. (David Andrako/courtesy of Merkin Concert Hall)
John Darnielle and the violinist/composer Owen Pallett, who created the arrangements of Darnielle's song cycle <em>Transcendental Youth.</em>
John Darnielle and the violinist/composer Owen Pallett, who created the arrangements of Darnielle's song cycle Transcendental Youth. (David Andrako/courtesy of Merkin Concert Hall)
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