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Hex of Infinite Binding is an EP by the Mountain Goats, released on September 7, 2018. It is inspired by John Darnielle's experiences with role-playing games such as Dungeons & Dragons.

Background
From John Darnielle's Bandcamp:

""WELCOME WAYWARD TRAVELER TO THE HEX VORTEX. I used to release a whole bunch of EPs. I miss the general spiritual realm of the EP and am hereby centering an intention to spend more time thereat. These songs represent, in part, the first salvo of my resolve.""

Content
From John Darnielle's Bandcamp:

""Only one of these songs is directly about death but the person or persons in all these songs will someday die. The death one, “Hospital Reaction Shot,” is drawn from a picture of Mickey Deans holding a press conference to inform the world of the death of Judy Garland, to whom he had been married for three months. Yet the press conference is a sham, because Judy Garland lives, as Ted Sallis lives, as do many others thought missing. They can often be found in the vortex shortly before sundown, plotting their return. We live in hope!""

Release
The album was released September 7, 2018

Personnel

 * John Darnielle - guitars, vocals, possibly some keyboard
 * Matt Douglas - woodwinds, vocals, harmony vocals, probably some keyboard
 * Matt Espy - percussion (“Almost Every Door” and “Song for Ted Sallis”)
 * Chris Stamey - electric guitar, bass guitar, and string arrangement (“Hospital Reaction Shot”)
 * Leah Gibson - cello (“Hospital Reaction Shot”)
 * Aubrey Keisel - viola and violin (“Hospital Reaction Shot”)
 * Jon Wurster - drums and percussion (“Hospital Reaction Shot”)