John Darnielle of Mountain Goats auctions a one-of-a-kind song for Japanese Earthquake Relief.

John Darnielle of Mountain Goats auctions a one-of-a-kind song for Japanese Earthquake Relief.

The auction is for an old demo that was recorded directly onto a cassette – Darnielle says he won’t make a copy before sending. I love the concept of that singular performance as a unique artifact – a weird echo of the early days of the record business, when performers would sing the same song over and over again for each individual copy.