[ 4AD / CD ]
Release Date: Monday 12 October 2009
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Lead by acclaimed songwriter John Darnielle, The Mountain Goats release their sixth album. "...eccentric gems for his lyrical muscles; concise tunes, simple but captivating stories."
"John Darnielle has been one of the best songwriters of the '00s."
- Rolling Stone
"...eccentric gems for his lyrical muscles; concise tunes, simple but captivating stories."
- Paste Magazine
Lead by acclaimed songwriter John Darnielle, The Mountain Goats release their sixth album, 'The Life of the World to Come', on famed UK label 4AD.
Despite the song titles, the album is less a profession of religious faith than an immersion in Biblical poetry and imagery. The songs take their cue from verses that have either informed or inspired them: "It's twelve songs the Bible taught me, kind of..." says the ever-intriguing Darnielle.
1. 1 Samuel 15:23
2. Psalms 40:2
3. Genesis 3:23
4. Philippians 3:20-21
5. Hebrews 11:40
6. Genesis 30:3
7. Romans 10:9
8. 1 John 4:16
9. Matthew 25:21
10. Deuteronomy 2:10
11. Isaiah 45:23
12. Ezekial 7 And The Permanent Efficacy Of Grace