Bitter Drink, Bitter Moon - Murder by Death
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75 out of 100

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  1. Positive: 9 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 12
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  1. Alternative Press
    Sep 24, 2012
    90
    Murder By Death have created their most dramatic and symphonic work to date. [Oct 2012, p.90]
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  2. Paste Magazine
    Sep 25, 2012
    80
    Bitter Drink, Bitter Moon is Murder by Death's most beautiful album to date.
  3. All Music Guide
    Sep 25, 2012
    80
    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.
  4. Q Magazine
    Dec 11, 2012
    60
    This is a swig of all that's gone before, chased down with much warmer production. [Jan 2013, p.107]
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  1. VillageGreenRec
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    A marvelous effort, this Indiana native Alt. country band continues to drift into the darker side of country and rock. A vocal that is eerily reminiscent to Johnny Cash at times, the songs within take on a new life with dense Chamber Rock like arrangements and a sinister Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds sense of glorified doom and gloom. An awesome release, sadly will be overlooked by hyped artists such as Mumford & Sons.… Expand

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