Owen Pallett is adaptable. If he's performing solo outdoors under cloud cover, he'll seemingly conjure rainstorms while debuting a righteous new tune from his forthcoming Domino debut Heartland; while at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, he'll seamlessly flesh out his tones with the help of a symphony orchestra. That sort of versatility is a prereq...

The Mountain Goats' Heretic Pride/Satanic Messiah followup The Life Of The World To Come came out yesterday. So far we've listened to the downcast, homeless nostalgia of "Genesis 3:23" and the totally devastating "Matthew 25:21." Out there spreading more verses, John Darnielle just performed the more upbeat, apocalyptic "Psalms 40:2" on The Colb...

As mentioned, The Life Of The World To Come features 12 songs titled after Bible verses. Listen to the heartbreaking "Matthew 25:21" at HypeM. Look up the verse to deepen its meaning.

After Heretic Pride and the Satanic Messiah EP, John Darnielle's getting more Godly with the forthcoming The Life Of The World To Come, which features a 12-song tracklist made entirely of Bible verses. He's joined on the collection by Superchunk drummer Jon Wurster, longtime pal Peter Hughes on bass, and Owen Pallett concocting string arrangemen...

One is a mysterious recluse who went 26 years without playing any live shows, and one is a super talkative road warrior who's been blogging beautifully for years and whose stage banter can sometimes verge on oversharing. They are a deeply, deeply odd couple. But Texas folk-improv enigma Jandek and Mountain Goats frontman John Darnielle are al...