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2009 studio album by the Mountain Goats From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Life of the World to Come is the twelfth studio 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.
The Life of the World to Come | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | October 6, 2009 | |||
Recorded | April–June 2009 | |||
Genre | Folk rock, indie rock | |||
Length | 43:08 | |||
Label | 4AD | |||
Producer | Brandon Eggleston, John Congleton, Scott Solter | |||
The Mountain Goats chronology | ||||
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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 from the Jewish Tanakh and the Christian New Testament. 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 four extra songs that do not, and stylistically resembles both the band's pre-2002 albums and the 2005 The Sunset Tree LP.[citation needed]
Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 78/100[3] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [4] |
Robert Christgau | (A-) [5] |
Drowned In Sound | (8/10) [6] |
Pitchfork Media | (8.4/10) [7] |
PopMatters | [8] |
Slant Magazine | [9] |
The album was positively reviewed by critics, gaining 78/100 points on Metacritic.[10] Pitchfork Media listed it as 45th best of the year, adding that album is "a work of deep, profound empathy-- the kind of thing the Bible is supposed to teach us in the first place".[11]
As of October 2009 it has sold 14,000 copies in the United States according to Nielsen SoundScan.[12]
No. | Title | Length |
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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. | "1 John 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" | 4:46 |
Total length: | 43:08 |
No. | Title | Length |
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13. | "Enoch 18:14" |
No. | Title | Length |
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13. | "Proverbs 6:27" |
No. | Title | Length |
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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 18:14" |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Intro" | |
2. | "Enoch 18:14" | |
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. | "Deuteronomy 2:10" | |
13. | "Matthew 25:21" | |
14. | "Ezekiel 7 and the Permanent Efficacy of Grace" | |
15. | "Credits" |
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