2005 : 16-17 Aught Music Roundtable: The Sunset Tree by The Mountain Goats

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Roundtable Part One: "Dance Music" Wow, this song really hit me. The first time I heard it, I listed to it ten times in a row. It expresses this idea in a way that totally made me take notice. Yes, I have drowned out fighting with music in my life. I guess it is something most of us have done. —Rich Thomas Roundtable Part Two: "This Year" I find "This Year" to be inspirational in a self-deprecating, defeatist sort of way. It's like that point when the pile-up of stressful and potentially terrible things one must deal with becomes so overwhelming it's suddenly laughable. And that's exactly the point when things start to get better. —April Walker Listen: The Mountain Goats >> "Dance Music" | "This Year"