The Mountain Goats Auction Demo For Japan

Following the earthquake and tsunami in Japan, The Mountain Goats are offering up a demo tape for auction.

The band will sell the one off tape through eBay to the highest bidder. All the money raised will go to Medecins Sans Frontieres, a medical charity providing aid in Japan.

The band posted this statement on their website:

‘Only one exists. If the buyer wants digitize the song and share it free of cost with the world I have no objections, and if the buyer doesn’t want to do so I also think that is cool, since I believe in legends and think that things you never hear are sometimes even cooler than the things you do. But none of this is of any consequence. The main point is: an edition of 1 is up for auction.’

They also had a thing or two to say about the track itself:

The song, which if I do say so myself has a catchy little chorus, is about doom & disaster, about which I feel a little weird given the circumstances, but what can I tell you: doom, disaster and a sunny disposition is what I do. The song features a spoken intro giving play-by-play information about the muted Cubs vs. Reds game I was watching when I got the idea for the song.

The band are currently gearing up for their UK tour in May. You can check for tickets here