Zopilote Machine
The Mountain Goats · 1994
40 min · 19 tracks · indie folk
A lo-fi tapestry of raw emotion woven with vivid storytelling and eclectic instrumentation.
Is this for you?
Good fit if you like
- steady pacing for focused listening
- vivid storytelling through raw emotion
- short tracks for quick enjoyment
- mid-tempo flow for casual sessions
- eclectic instrumentation for adventurous ears
Maybe skip if you want
- desire for long epics
- need for instant gratification
Where this album fits
- Career context
- Released in 1994, 'Zopilote Machine' was The Mountain Goats' fifth album and marked a period of burgeoning recognition for frontman John Darnielle. Following the critical acclaim of earlier works, this album showcased his evolving narrative style and sonic experimentation within the indie folk scene.
- Stylistic neighbors
- Sufjan Stevens· Iron & Wine· Fleet Foxes
Tracklist
Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.
- 1 Alpha Incipiens 1:36
- 2 Azo Tle Nelli in Tlalticpac? 3:02
- 3 Alpha Sun Hat 1:24
- 4 The Black Ice Cream Song 2:03
- 5 Sinaloan Milk Snake Song 2:14
- 6 We Have Seen the Enemy 1:53
- 7 Standard Bitter Love Song #7 2:22
- 8 Quetzalcoatl Eats Plums 2:25
- 9 Orange Ball of Love 2:12
- 10 Orange Ball of Hate 2:09
- 11 Bad Priestess 1:29
- 12 Going to Bristol 2:02
- 13 Young Caesar 2000 2:17
- 14 Going to Lebanon 2:29
- 15 Grendel's Mother 2:20
- 16 Song for Tura Satana 2:03
- 17 Alpha in Tauris 2:09
- 18 Going to Georgia 2:15
- 19 Quetzalcoatl Is Born 2:21
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