In September 2007, the Mountain Goats cancelled a tour date in Northampton, Massachusetts, and Darnielle flew immediately to Ventura, California, where his fifty-nine-year-old mother-in-law, Nancy Chavanothai, was dying of cancer. She died a couple of days after his visit. Six months later, in a hotel in Northampton, he wrote “Matthew 25:21,” a retelling of the trip from the east coast to her bedside. The song is at the heart of
5. Matthew 25:21
5. Matthew 25:21
5. Matthew 25:21
In September 2007, the Mountain Goats cancelled a tour date in Northampton, Massachusetts, and Darnielle flew immediately to Ventura, California, where his fifty-nine-year-old mother-in-law, Nancy Chavanothai, was dying of cancer. She died a couple of days after his visit. Six months later, in a hotel in Northampton, he wrote “Matthew 25:21,” a retelling of the trip from the east coast to her bedside. The song is at the heart of