The Mountain Goats Share “Shallow Grave,” Announce Themed San Francisco Residency

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"Bury me in a shallow grave/ Out behind the warehouse rave/ And while you're having a smoke back there/ You can think of me while you fix your hair." I tell you what: This John Darnielle guy can write. That quote is the opening line from a jaunty, brightly orchestrated tune called "Shallow Grave," the latest of the hundreds upon hundreds of vivid and precise songs that Darnielle has written.

Darnielle and his band the Mountain Goats will soon release Days, the new album that they recorded with producer John Congleton, and we've posted the early singles "Going To Fennario" and "Charlie Sheen Reaches Out To The Feds." "Shallow Grave" will appear on the album, and I really like its tambourine action and its doot-doot-doos. Here's what the man himself says about it:

I got the idea for "Shallow Grave" at a stoplight and recorded the first bits of it a capella into my phone. Came home and blazed through the rest old school style. Got very excited! Sent it to friends! Everybody bopped! Carrie White’s mom, or Carrie White’s arm? The jury is still out! Poetic license strikes again! Please enjoy what has already been called, by me, "the song of the summer": Shallow Grave! Shallow Grave! Shallow Grave!

The Mountain Goats already had a ton of tour dates coming up. Along with "Shallow Grave," they've shared the news that they'll play a special six-show residency at the Fillmore in San Francisco this November, with a different theme and setlist for each night. Below, check out "Shallow Grave," as well as the band's updated touring itinerary, including the themes for those SF gigs.

TOUR DATES:
6/25 - Milwaukee, WI @ Summerfest
6/26 - Berwyn, IL @ Fitzgeralds Outdoors
7/10 - Morrison, CO @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre ^
8/08 - Portland, OR @ Pioneer Courthouse Square *
8/09 - Seattle, WA @ ZooTunes at Woodland Park Zoo *
8/14 - Cincinnati, OH @ Taft Theatre
8/15 - Cleveland, OH @ Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
8/16 - Pittsburgh, PA @ Mr. Smalls Theatre
8/17 - Buffalo, NY @ Town Ballroom
8/19 - South Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground Ballroom
8/20 - Lititz, PA @ Mickey's Black Box
8/21 - Norfolk, VA @ The NorVa
8/22 - Durham, NC @ DPAC
10/05 - Helsinki, Finland @ Kuudes Linja #
10/07 - Stockholm, Sweden @ Nalen #
10/08 - Oslo, Norway @ Vulkan Arena #
10/10 - Copenhagen, Denmark @ Pumpehuset #
10/11 - Berlin, Germany @ Metropol #
10/12 - Hamburg, Germany @ Pop Seasons at Christianskirche
10/13 - Ghent, Belgium @ De Centrale #
10/14 - Utrecht, Netherlands @ TivoliVredenburg #
10/16 - Manchester, UK @ Albert Hall #
10/18 - Dublin, Ireland @ Vicar Street #
10/19 - Glasgow, UK @ Barrowland Ballroom #
10/21 - London, UK @ Hackney Church #
10/22 - London, UK @ Hackney Church #
10/23 - Bristol, UK @ Bristol Beacon #
11/15 - San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore (Openers)
11/16 - San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore (Alpha)
11/18 - San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore (Stump the Band)
11/19 - San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore (Six Long Songs)
11/20 - San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore (Cast of Thousands)
11/21 - San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore (Closers)
11/24 - Los Angeles, CA @ Walt Disney Concert Hall
12/10 - New York, NY @ Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage at Carnegie Hall
12/11 - New York, NY @ Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage at Carnegie Hall