The Mountain Goats are an indie folk rock band from Claremont, California who have been based in Durham, North Carolina since the early 2000s. Founded and headed by singer-songwriter John Darnielle, the Mountain Goats are simultaneously a core genre staple and in a class of their own.

Lilly Hiatt is an American, Nashville, Tennessee-based singer-songwriter. She is the daughter of singer-songwriter John Hiatt.