Tallahassee (album)

Tallahassee
Studio album by the Mountain Goats
Released	November 5, 2002
Recorded	Tarbox Studios (Cassadaga, New York, US)
Genre	Folk rock
Length	44:35
Label	4AD
Producer	Tony Doogan
The Mountain Goats chronology
All Hail West Texas (2002) Tallahassee (2002) We Shall All Be Healed (2004)
Singles from Tallahassee
"See America Right" Released: November 25, 2002

Tallahassee is the seventh studio album by the Mountain Goats. It was the band's second new album to be released in 2002, and it marked quite a few changes. After releasing records (and cassettes) on small record labels such as Shrimper, Ajax, and Emperor Jones, Tallahassee was the first Mountain Goats album to be released on a widely known independent label, the British alternative rock label 4AD. It was also the first Mountain Goats album to have an official single released, for the song "See America Right."

Tallahassee is the first record to feature what could be considered a full "band," with fuller instrumentation and a percussion section. Up to this point, most recordings under the Mountain Goats name have either been solo recordings by leader John Darnielle or higher-quality recordings featuring Rachel Ware on bass, and other supporting instrumentalists. On Tallahassee, Darnielle is joined by two past collaborators, multi-instrumentalists Peter Hughes and Franklin Bruno. It was co-produced, recorded, and mixed by producer Tony Doogan at Tarbox Studios in Cassadaga, New York, assisted by Michael Ivins of The Flaming Lips. The album was recorded in six days.^[1]