The Mountain Goats, the alias of singer-songwriter John Darnielle, released The Satanic Messiah EP on October 9th via their website and in their best Radiohead impression have included the option of paying for the EP if you feel it necessary. The EP will also be released as a extremely limited double 7″(only 665 copies being sold, Darnielle will get the 666th). The Mountain Goats released their 16th album Heretic Pride on 4AD in February. I haven’t downloaded the EP yet but I know I’ll be donating, Darnielle is one of the most talented songwriters of our time and I’m sure the EP will be fantastic. In the meantime, I urge all of you to download the album and donate a few dollars if you’re feeling gracious, at the very least to send the message of support to artists giving their fans the option to pay.

Download The Satanic Messiah EP

mp3: “Peacocks” from Tallahassee