The Mountain Goats "Jenny From Thebes" Color:Half Yellow / Half Black and (gulp) Mötley Crüe are

and (gulp) Mötley Crüe are fun (particularly their energetic version of the Cure's "Close to Me")

' 'metal gods

Each imbued with an endearingly naive synth pop sensibility

and drummer Chuck Biscuits

Out of print in any physical format for 30 years (

The Mountain Goats "Jenny From Thebes" Color:Half Yellow / Half Black and (gulp) Mötley Crüe areJenny from Thebes began its life as many albums by the Mountain Goats do, with John Darnielle playing the piano until a lyric emerged. That lyric, Jenny was a warrior Jenny was a thief Jenny hit the corner clinic begging for relief, became Jenny III, a song which laid down a challenge hed never taken up before: writing a sequel to one of his most beloved albums.