I hadn't heard about The Mountain Goats until reading Pitchfork's review of their new album The Life of the World to Come. Although the review was favourable, I was sceptical. This was due to the fact that each song appeared to be based on a passage from the bible. Immediately, alarm bells started to ring. Reluctantly, I set about looking for a few songs from the new album (their 17th) on YouTube. And I'm glad I did.
Hostages, heroin and the end of the world. Needless to say, my fears about the album being a glorified lecture on why God is great were quickly allayed.
Interesting fact: The video for this song is directed by the writer/director of the film Brick.
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