Hi, it's John Darnielle and this is the new Mountain Goats bio. We recorded the album at Sear Sound in Manhattan, still managed by the legendary Roberta Findlay; Rob Jost played bass on it; he plays in the pit on Death Becomes Her. The group backing vocals are by Catherine Russsell, Jamie Leonhart, and Carolyn Leonhart; the layered backing vocals on "Hidden Majesty of Later Venom Albums" are by Janis Siegal of the Manhattan Transfer. I called my old friend Matt Nathanson to add vocals to "Candle...