| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 75/100[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Blender | [3] |
| The Guardian | [4] |
| Pitchfork Media | (7.6/10)[5] |
| ARTISTdirect | [6] |
| PlayLouder |  [7] |
| PopMatters | (7/10)[8] |
| Stylus | B−[9] |
Get Lonely is the tenth studio album by the Mountain Goats, released on August 22, 2006 on 4AD. It peaked at #193 on the Billboard top 200 album chart.
Track listing
All tracks are written by John Darnielle, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Wild Sage" | 4:13 |
| 2. | "New Monster Avenue" | 3:38 |
| 3. | "Half Dead" | 3:26 |
| 4. | "Get Lonely" | 3:50 |
| 5. | "Maybe Sprout Wings" | 2:46 |
| 6. | "Moon Over Goldsboro" | 5:02 |
| 7. | "In the Hidden Places" | 4:21 |
| 8. | "Song for Lonely Giants" | 3:10 |
| 9. | "Woke Up New" | 2:57 |
| 10. | "If You See Light" | 1:58 |
| 11. | "Cobra Tattoo" | 3:10 |
| 12. | "In Corolla" (John Darnielle, Franklin Bruno) | 4:05 |
| Total length: | 42:36 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 13. | "Naming Day" | 3:11 |
| 14. | "They Are Stone Swallowers" | 3:08 |
| 15. | "Keeping House" | 2:38 |
| Total length: | 51:33 | |
Personnel
- John Darnielle - vocals, piano, acoustic guitar, electric guitar
- Peter Hughes - bass, percussion, vibraphone
- Franklin Bruno - piano, organ, horn arrangements, acoustic guitar, electric guitar
- Corey Fogel - drums
- Erik Friedlander - cello, string arrangements
- Gene Baker - trumpet
- Jen Baker - trombone
- Scott Solter - percussion, vibraphone, "landscapes", production
- Aaron Prellwitz - engineering
- Timin Murray - engineering
References
- ^ "Get Lonely". Metacritic. Retrieved 2012-10-06.
- ^ AllMusic review
- ^ Blender review
- ^ The Guardian review
- ^ Pitchfork review
- ^ ARTISTdirect
- ^ PlayLouder review
- ^ PopMatters review
- ^ Stylus review
External links
- Get Lonely at MusicBrainz (list of releases)