I Think You Should Know Thursday

This Thursday, since I remembered that it is Thursday, I am sharing with you another sort of one man band, The Mountain Goats. The core of the band is John Darnielle, a singer song writer who occasionally collaborates with others such as Peter Huges and Jon Wurster to form the band. The Mountain Goats are known  for releasing their music on cassette tapes in the most  indie darling way.
The band is a favorite of young -adult- author-with-a-cult-like-following John Green. Many fans of the band have discovered them because of his writings which is pretty cool. Most of the YouTube comments for the band are quotes from Green's books. Anything that gets kids today reading and listening to good music is fine by me (that just made me sound really old).
"Woke Up New" from the album Get Lonely (2006) is my favorite song by the band. The lyrics read like a poem and Darnielle's voice is melodic and soft. It's like a lullaby for the lonely. It is one of those sad songs that manages to be hopeful at the same time.

"The first time I made coffee for just myself, I made too much of it

But I drank it all just cause you hate it when I let things go to waste

And I wandered through the house like a little boy lost in the mall

And an astronaut could've seen the hunger in my eyes from space"

"This Year" from The Mountain Goats album, The Sunset Tree (2005), is one of those celebratory songs you belt at the top of your lungs. With its feel good chorus and great opening instrumentation, this song is another gem. 

"I am going to make it through this year

If it kills me"