Description
On Red Vinyl!!
Jenny from Thebes began it”s 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 he”d never taken up before: writing a sequel to one of his most beloved albums: All Hail West Texas. Recorded at Tulsa, Oklahoma”s legendary The Church Studio with Grammy-winning producer/engineer Trina Shoemaker, Jenny from Thebes is a lush collection of showtunes, pushing Darnielle as a vocalist and The Mountain Goats as a band, broadening their sonic palette once again by leaning into influences like Godspell, Jim Steinman, and The Cars.
















