LIFE OF THE WORLD TO COME 9/9/2022 Arriving nearly a decade after

Arriving nearly a decade after the career-spanning 2009 box Reflections

The more electrified and groove-oriented material is bound to elicit parallels drawn to the likes of early Erykah Badu and

It's a shining example of how good a budget-line hits collection can be

and bass bombs

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LIFE OF THE WORLD TO COME 9/9/2022 Arriving nearly a decade afterThe Mountain Goats are, for all practical purposes, the endlessly clever and prolific John Darnielle and whatever musicians he surrounds himself with, which means that while the soundscape may change from project to project, the overall tone and feel of Darnielle's work remains remarkably consistent. An impressive achievement, really, since THE LIFE OF THE WORLD TO COME is his umpteenth album (his 16th, actually, and sixth for 4AD), and if an album