{"product_id":"the-mountain-goats-the-life-of-the-world-to-come-2lp","title":"The Mountain Goats - The Life of the World to Come [2LP]","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Life of the World to Come is The Mountain Goats' 2009 album of songs named after Bible verses, spread across a double LP and every bit as intimate as that concept suggests.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohn Darnielle has always written about faith, doubt and survival, but here he made it explicit, building each song from a single passage of scripture and spinning it into a story about real people in hard moments. It is not a religious record so much as a deeply human one, using old texts as a lens for illness, grief, addiction and love. Released on 4AD, it features his longtime bandmate Peter Hughes on bass and drummer Jon Wurster, who had joined a couple of years earlier.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1 Samuel 15:23 opens the record with a quiet confession of regret, setting the tone for what follows. Psalms 40:2 is one of the most urgent, driving songs in the band's catalogue, while Genesis 30:3 is a tender, fragile love song that shows Darnielle at his most vulnerable. Hebrews 11:40 brings a stark, unsettling beauty of its own.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor longtime fans, this is one of the high points of a remarkable career. For newcomers, it is a moving introduction to one of indie rock's great storytellers.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Alliance Entertainment","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57439075303729,"sku":"652637293210","price":37.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0704\/2026\/7313\/files\/The_Mountain_Goats-The_Life_of_the_World_to_Come_2LP.jpg?v=1794152216","url":"https:\/\/vinyl.com\/products\/the-mountain-goats-the-life-of-the-world-to-come-2lp","provider":"Vinyl.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}