The Mountain Goats and Kaki King record musical tribute to Toad
by Griffin McElroy 
on Sep 6th 2008 8:30PM
It's very rare that we ever write about
happenings in the rarely-agreed-upon realm of music -- then again, we suppose it's also pretty rare that two extremely talented musical entities collaborate on a tribute to one of gaming's most underappreciated ancillary characters:
Super Mario Bros. mushroom-headed bearer of bad news, Toad. In
their upcoming album, Black Pear Tree EP, the
folk-rock troubadours of The Mountain Goats teamed up with renowned
guitar-tapping madwoman, Kaki King, to record
Thank You Mario But Our Princess Is In Another Castle.
The track, which concludes the six-song EP, is available to
stream and download for free on Pitchfork. If you're a fan of the artists involved (or a staunch supporter of Mario's polka-dotted companion), it's definitely worth a listen. Even if you aren't, it'd be nice to give your ears a break from
the High School Musical soundtrack you've been listening to for the past hour. That's right --
we know.
