All Eternals Deck
All Eternals Deck is the thirteenth studio album by the Mountain Goats, released on March 29, 2011 by Merge Records. "All Eternals Deck" refers to a fictional set of Tarot cards, the history and details of which are described in the album's liner notes. All Eternals Deck is the third consecutive Mountain Goats studio album to feature the Mountain Goats as a trio of John Darnielle, Peter Hughes and Jon Wurster. The album peaked at #72 on the Billboard Top 200 albums on its chart debut. A companion release, All Survivors Pack, was issued as a limited cassette with initial pre-orders of the album, which contained 12 demo recordings—demo versions of 10 album tracks plus two non-album outtakes from the All Eternals Deck sessions.
Track listing
revealed in a concert on October 13, 2012 at the Music Hall of Williamsburg that not only is "Rotten Stinking Mouthpiece" his 'secret favorite song', but that it is about Lon Chaney Jr. and was inspired by his movie Indestructible Man. "Rotten Stinking Mouthpiece", along with "Catherine Antrim's Kid" is one of two songs not on the original album, but available on All Survivors Pack.Personnel
- John Darnielle – vocals, guitar, keyboard
- Peter Hughes – bass, backing vocals
- Jon Wurster – drums
- Yoed Nir – cello
- Yuval Semo – organ, piano, string arrangements
- Bob Barone – steel guitar
- Brandon Eggleston – production, mixing |mixing]
- Erik Rutan – production
- John Congleton – production, mixing
- Scott Solter – production, mixing
- Brent Lambert – mastering
- Marc Bessant – graphic design
- Artbeats – photography