The Mountain Goats have been making records since that mythical time when the term 'tape-only label' didn't require any elaborate explanation, but have been recording and touring in their current incarnation only since 2007. That current incarnation consists of John Darnielle, Peter Hughes and Jon Wurster, who, having toured the world several times, recorded The Life of the World to Come across three studios with three producers from April through June of 2009. The result is twelve stunning, original songs - all of which originate, one way or another, from the Bible, though none of the band, as of press time, had joined the Vineyard Fellowship.