Acclaimed indie-folk band the Mountain Goats will return to Bloomington in September, according to a Monday tour announcement from the band.
The North Carolina-based group, which last played in Bloomington in 2013, will play Sept. 22 at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater. Tickets for the all-ages show go on sale Friday.
The Mountain Goats released their most recent album, “Beat the Champ,” last year. The record is based around frontman John Darnielle’s childhood love of wrestling, according to a release on the website for the band’s record label, Merge.
Darnielle founded the prolific project in 1991 and released several lo-fi recordings before expanding the band’s sound. In the 2000s, the group released several well-received albums, including “All Hail West Texas,” “Tallahassee” and “The Sunset Tree.”
Darnielle, who was born in Bloomington but raised in California, is also a bestselling author. His debut novel, “Wolf in White Van,” came out in 2014.
In the tour announcement, Darnielle also said the band is working on new music. He suggested the band would look to test new material on tour.
“It’s where the road ahead becomes clearest,” he said. “It’s where the indicators glow brightest. It’s where we live.”
Jack Evans
