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The night can be a scary place sometimes, with myriad dangers masked by a shroud of darkness that requires us to simply take a deep breath and head into the unknown. Most of the time, what's actually out there is fairly mundane, and the things we fear are living inside of our minds, tricks dreamt up by our subconscious to scare us. It's these imagined parts of the darkness that Murder by Death call home, peeling back the shadows to show not what is actually lying in wait in the darkness, but what we secretly wish was there. On their sixth album, Bitter Drink, Bitter Moon, Murder by Death continue in the tradition of their previous albums, delivering 13 ominous tracks of the band's brand of "whiskey devil music." While it's hard to deny the sinister nature of lyrics like "Lost River"'s opening salvo, "Hush now creature, don't you cry/I know a place where a body can hide," Bitter Drink feels more exuberant than the band's earlier work, upping the tempo and grandeur of the songs in a way that shines a little light on the band's darkness without snuffing it out completely. This rollicking clash between light and dark gives the album a kind of macabre tent-revival feeling. You can almost imagine a dilapidated tent appearing in a vacant lot overnight, its occupants inviting all who'll listen to enter and hear the tales they've picked up on the long and lonely road before disappearing without a trace the next day. This level of immersion alone makes Bitter Drink, Bitter Moon worth the time it takes to give it a listen, and the fact that the album is filled with killer songs to slam bourbon to is really just icing on the (probably arsenic-laced) cake.
Product Details
Release Date: | 09/25/2012 |
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Label: | Bloodshot Records |
UPC: | 0744302020020 |
catalogNumber: | 200 |
Rank: | 51879 |
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Album Credits
Performance Credits
Murder by Death Primary ArtistThor Harris Dulcimer
Matt Armstrong Bass,Loops,Group Member
Sarah Balliet Cello,Group Member
Scott Brackett Mandolin,Percussion,Piano,Accordion,Cornet,Keyboards,Background Vocals,Sampling,Group Member
Adam Turla Guitar,Vocals,Group Member
Dagan Thogerson Percussion,Drums,Group Member
Samantha Crain Vocals
Technical Credits
Stuart Sikes EngineerJohn Congleton Producer,Engineer
Juan Carrera Management
Murder by Death Producer,Engineer
Justin Bridgewater Booking
Ross Morrison Booking
Stephen Sessa Legal Counsel
Celeste Byers Artwork
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