“Your Glow”, The Mountain Goats

This way: Your Glow

Through This Fire Across from Peter Balkan is the twenty-third studio album by American indie folk band the Mountain Goats. The album was released on November 7, 2025, on the band’s independent label Cadmean Dawn. It was recorded at Dreamland Recording Studios in New York and produced by band member Matt Douglas. It is the band's first full-band album in over 23 years not to feature longtime bass guitarist Peter Hughes, who departed from the band in 2024. 

The title originated from a phrase John Darnielle noted in a dream, which became the conceptual basis for the album. The record is dedicated to long-time bassist Peter Hughes, who left the group in 2024. Darnielle described the dedication as a tribute to Hughes’ decades of contribution to the band.

The album is described in its promotional materials as a “full-on musical,” telling the story of a shipwrecked crew of sixteen men, only three of whom survive a catastrophic storm. One survivor goes missing, leaving the narrator and Captain Peter Balkan struggling with visions and physical decline.

 

[Spotify] Your Glow