The Life of the World to Come
Band/artist: The Mountain Goats
Label: Remote Control
Website: mountain-goats.com
May not restore your faith, but presents a rare look in
The Mountain Goats
always bring something unique to the musical table with every release
and The Life of the World to Come meets this characteristic completely.
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John Darnielle is the guy behind the moniker and his music
has always had religious themes floating throughout in the background
but on The Life of the World to Come they come more to the surface
as he simply titles the songs after Bible versus. You might stop reading
at this point, but don't, because the next thing you need to know about
Darnielle is that he's a lapsed Catholic and professed nonbeliever.
That might make you scratch your head but what you will find here are
12 songs about lessons he learned from these listed verses. He actually
uses the Bible for its interesting storytelling and it is the driving
influence through the entire record.
After you comprehend that tie-in, you will find that the songs here are
some of the best work Darnielle has penned. They are as interesting as
the verses they are named after. With that said, the songs presented are
a nice mix of tempos, showcase solid musicianship and never box The Mountain
Goats into one direction.
Between the concept and the quality songs, The Mountain Goats have released
another album to rave about and The Life of the World to Come
only gets better with each successive rotation.
Sam DaMatta
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