For 10 points, name this band headed by the brilliant John Darnielle, who sang "I'm gonna make it...if it kills me" in the song "This Year."
This band covered Chris Knox's song "Brave" for in a collaborative album following Knox's stroke. In one of this band's own songs, the singer declares "I write down good reasons to freeze to death/in my spiral notebook." This band behind "Broom People" wrote a song about Golden Boy peanuts, which only exist in heaven. This band wrote a concept album about the dysfunctional (*) Alpha couple, which includes a song beginning "I hope that our few remaining friends/give up on trying to save us," titled "No Children." They introduced a horn section for songs on their latest album, Transcendental Youth. For 10 points, name this band headed by the brilliant John Darnielle, who sang "I'm gonna make it...if it kills me" in the song "This Year."
This band covered Chris Knox's song "Brave" for in a collaborative album following Knox's stroke.
The Mountain Goats [prompt on John Darnielle]