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The Life of the World to Come is the twelfth album by the Mountain Goats, released on October 6, 2009.[1] The third track, "Genesis 3:23", was released as a free download via the band's website on July 28. The album peaked at #110 on the Billboard Top 200 albums on its chart debut.

Continuing in their exploration of religious themes, The Life of the World to Come is composed of twelve tracks, each one inspired by (and titled after) a single verse of the Christian Bible. The album's title comes from a line of the Nicene Creed.[2]

Early copies of the album sold via Rough Trade's physical and online stores featured a bonus CD-R, The Life of the World in Flux. It contains early drafts of most of songs which appears on the main album and some that do not, and stylistically resembles both the band's pre-2002 albums and the 2005 Come, Come to the Sunset Tree LP.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [3]
Robert Christgau(A-) [4]
Drowned In Sound(8/10) [5]
Pitchfork Media(8.4/10) [6]
PopMatters [7]
Slant Magazine [8]

Track listing

The Life of the World to Come
No.TitleLength
1."1 Samuel 15:23"4:07
2."Psalms 40:2"3:13
3."Genesis 3:23"3:10
4."Philippians 3:20-21"3:03
5."Hebrews 11:40"2:48
6."Genesis 30:3"3:24
7."Romans 10:9"2:42
8."1John 4:16"3:09
9."Matthew 25:21"5:47
10."Deuteronomy 2:10"3:21
11."Isaiah 45:23"3:38
12."Ezekiel 7 and the Permanent Efficacy of Grace" 

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The Life of the World in Flux - Rough Trade bonus disc
No.TitleLength
1."Deuteronomy 2:10" 
2."Daniel 12:8 (third)" 
3."Matthew 25:21" 
4."1John 4:16" 
5."Isaiah 45:23" 
6."Hebrews 11:40" 
7."Psalms 40:2" 
8."Philippians 3:20–21" 
9."Genesis 3:23" 
10."Proverbs 6:27" 
11."Romans 10:9" 
12."Matthew 11:14–19" 
13."Enoch 18:14Template:Bibleverse with invalid book" 
The Life of the World to Come: A Film by Rian Johnson - limited edition live DVD
No.TitleLength
1."Intro" 
2."Enoch 18:14Template:Bibleverse with invalid book" 
3."Genesis 30:3" 
4."1John 4:16" 
5."1Samuel 15:23" 
6."Genesis 3:23" 
7."Isaiah 45:23" 
8."Philippians 3:20–21" 
9."Psalms 40:2" 
10."Romans 10:9" 
11."Hebrews 11:40" 
12."Matthew 25:21" 
13."Ezekiel 7 and the Permanent Efficacy of Grace" 

Personnel

References

  1. ^ "The Mountain Goats News Archive - The Good News". mountain-goats.com.
  2. ^ "The Mountain Goats, "The Life of the World to Come" (4AD) Spin Magazine Online". Retrieved 2009-11-17.
  3. ^ The Life of the World to Come at AllMusic
  4. ^ "CG: The Mountain Goats". Robert Christgau. 1983-09-15. Retrieved 2012-02-28.
  5. ^ Strain, Lauren (2009-10-06). "The Mountain Goats - The Life of the World to Come / Releases / Releases // Drowned In Sound". Drownedinsound.com. Retrieved 2012-02-28.
  6. ^ "The Mountain Goats: The Life of the World to Come | Album Reviews". Pitchfork. 2009-10-14. Retrieved 2012-02-28.
  7. ^ Mathers, Ian. "The Mountain Goats: The Life of the World to Come < PopMatters". Popmatters.com. Retrieved 2012-02-28.
  8. ^ "The Mountain Goats: The Life of the World to Come | Music Review". Slant Magazine. 2009-10-05. Retrieved 2012-03-15. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)


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