A memoir in Mountain Goats songs, by Richard O'Brien. Each episode focuses on a year in my life from 1990 onwards through the lens of a song written or recorded that year by John Darnielle.

Now Here We Are Thirty Years Later
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A memoir in Mountain Goats songs, by Richard O'Brien. Each episode focuses on a year in my life from 1990 onwards through the lens of a song written or recorded that year by John Darnielle.
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Recent Episodes

February 20, 2026
Epilogue: ‘Arguing With the Ghost of Peter Laughner About His Coney Island Baby Review'
You will always have been here once. Today's epilogue episode is about commemoration, legacy, and staying warm inside the ripple. The song is John Darnielle's elegy for David Berman, 'Arguing With the Ghost of Peter Laughner About His Coney Island Baby Review.'<br /><br />Substack version of the episode, featuring links and references for all quotations and archive recordings: <a href="https://thirtyyearslater.substack.com/p/epilogue-arguing-with-the-ghost-of" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://thirtyyearslater.substack.com/p/epilogue-arguing-with-the-ghost-of </a><br />

February 20, 2026
2020: ‘Getting Into Knives’
Held to my vision all these days. Today's episode is about hateful instruments, careers in lo-fi, and things coming to an end. It's 2020 and the song is 'Getting Into Knives.'<br /><br />Substack version of the episode, featuring links and references for all quotations and archive recordings: https://thirtyyearslater.substack.com/p/2020-getting-into-knives

February 15, 2026
2019: 'Up the Wolves' (Live, 2019-11-15)
There's gonna come a day when you feel better. Today's episode is about a strong homemade edible, meeting the President of Ireland, and making the art you love your own. It's 2019 and the song is 'Up The Wolves,' live at the Shepherd's Bush Empire, London, on 15th November 2019. <br /><br />Substack version of the episode, featuring links and references for all quotations and archive recordings: https://thirtyyearslater.substack.com/p/2019-up-the-wolves-live-2019-11-15
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