Stream Mountain Goats’ Beat The Champ

Next week, the Mountain Goats will release their 15th studio album, a wrestling-themed concept album titled Beat The Champ, via Merge.  It’s bound to be a weird one, but if we know John Darnielle (and we like to think we do) it will be full of emotional twists and gut-wrenching sentimentalism. Lucky for you, you can judge the entire record a week before its release over on NPR Music.

Track list: Mountain Goats – Beat The Champ

1 Southwestern Territory
2 The Legend of Chavo Guerrero
3 Foreign Object
4 Animal Mask
5 Choked Out
6 Heel Turn 2
7 Fire Editorial
8 Stabbed to Death Outside San Juan
9 Werewolf Gimmick
10 Luna
11 Unmasked!
12 The Ballad of Bull Ramos
13 Hair Match

Mountain Goats tour dates:

4/2 Nashville, TN – Mercy Lounge
4/3 Asheville, NC – The Grey Eagle [SOLD OUT] 4/4 Savannah, GA – The Jinx [SOLD OUT] 4/7 Chapel Hill, NC – The Cat’s Cradle [SOLD OUT] 4/8 Washington, DC – 9:30 Club [SOLD OUT] 4/9 New York, NY – Webster Hall [SOLD OUT] 4/11-12 New York, NY – City Winery [SOLD OUT] 4/13 Philadelphia, PA – Union Transfer [SOLD OUT] 4/14 Boston, MA – House of Blues
4/16 Cincinnati, OH – Bogart’s
4/17 Detroit, MI – Majestic Theatre
4/18 Chicago, IL – Vic Theatre [SOLD OUT] 4/19 Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue *NEW VENUE*
4/21 Louisville, KY – Headliners
4/22 Columbus, OH – Wexner Center [SOLD OUT] 4/23 Pittsburgh, PA – Mr. Small’s Theatre
5/8-10 Atlanta, GA – Shaky Knees Festival
5/26 Denver, CO – Gothic Theatre
5/27 Salt Lake City, UT – Urban Lounge
5/29 Seattle, WA – The Showbox
5/30 Portland, OR – Wonder Ballroom
6/1 San Francisco, CA – The Fillmore
6/3 Los Angeles, CA – Mayan Theater