Today, the Mountain Goats release a video for “Murder at the 18th St. Garage,” the driving new single from their upcoming album, Jenny from Thebes. The album, which has been named one of the most anticipated releases of the fall by The New York Times, Pitchfork and The A.V. Club, is due October 27. Listen to and share “Murder at the 18th St. Garage” wherever you listen to music, and pre-order Jenny from Thebes on CD, LP, or yellow & black Peak Vinyl from the Merge store!

Of the song, John Darnielle says, “Rather than being coy about it let me tell you that somebody gets killed in this song, which is, at best, a short-term solution to Jenny’s problems, not that I’m saying she herself did anything. It’s her word against his now and he can’t talk any more and she’s long gone by the time the EMTs get to 18th Street. Under oath I will testify that she was with me, because I am with her. I knew when I wrote this tune that Wurster-Hughes Inc. would eat it up like a big tasty snack, and guess what, they did. Lace up your dancing workboots but wear some inserts because this one’s a sprint.”

A sequel to their beloved 2002 album All Hail West Texas, Jenny from Thebes is a lush collection of showtunes, pushing John Darnielle as a vocalist and the Mountain Goats as a band, broadening their sonic palette once again by leaning into influences like Godspell, Jim Steinman, and The Cars. Jenny from Thebes is a widescreen musical in scope, a melodrama of richly detailed characters and sweeping emotions.

Hot on the heels of a US tour that included the band’s biggest sold-out shows to date, the Mountain Goats are hitting the road again this fall in support of Jenny from Thebes. The tour kicks off in Solana Beach, CA, on October 2. All dates below.

the Mountain Goats on tour:
Oct 02 Solana Beach, CA – Belly Up Tavern [SOLD OUT]
Oct 03 Los Angeles, CA – The Belasco [SOLD OUT]
Oct 05 San Francisco, CA – August Hall [SOLD OUT]
Oct 06 San Francisco, CA – August Hall [SOLD OUT]
Oct 07 Sacramento, CA – Ace of Spades
Oct 09 Spokane, WA – Martin Woldson Theater at The Fox
Oct 10 Boise, ID – Knitting Factory
Oct 11 Bozeman, MT – The ELM
Oct 13 Boulder, CO – Fox Theatre [SOLD OUT]
Oct 14 Englewood, CO – Gothic Theater [SOLD OUT]
Oct 27 Lubbock, TX – Cactus Theater
Oct 28 Dallas, TX – Longhorn Ballroom
Oct 29 Houston, TX – Heights Theater
Nov 25 Raleigh, NC – The Rialto (John Darnielle solo)
Dec 01 Greensboro, NC – Hangar 1819
Dec 02 Wilmington, DE – The Queen
Dec 03 Portland, ME – Aura
Dec 05 Burlington, VT – Higher Ground
Dec 06 Hartford, CT – Infinity Hall
Dec 07 Buffalo, NY – Town Ballroom
Dec 08 Homer, NY – Center for the Arts of Homer
Dec 10 Pittsburgh, PA – Thunderbird Music Hall
Dec 12 Athens, GA – Georgia Theatre
Dec 14 St. Petersburg, FL – The Floridian
Dec 15 Jacksonville, FL – Intuition Ale Works