Bitter Drink, Bitter Moon
- Murder by Death
- Band Name: Murder by Death
- Record Label: Bloodshot
- Release Date: Sep 25, 2012
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Dec 11, 201260This is a swig of all that's gone before, chased down with much warmer production. [Jan 2013, p.107]
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Nov 30, 201260The release fits nicely into the band's evolution while rehashing ever-present themes (like Whiskey). [Oct/Nov 2012, p.130]
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Nov 28, 201270The fifteen tracks that make up the record are soul shaking, dark, emotive and moving in a way that would have Nick Drake, Leonard Cohen and Tom Waits sipping their whiskeys in agreement.
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Oct 22, 201265Sometimes the pace renders parts of the LP a slow-bore, but there's still enough effective moody dynamics to giver 'er a spin. [No.92 p.56]
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Sep 26, 201267After a handful of muddled, upbeat tracks that mar Bitter Drink's middle, the band settles into its skin again with "Ditch Lilly," a meandering sprawl that lets its ink-black atmosphere slowly seep through.
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Sep 25, 201280Bitter 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.
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Sep 25, 201280Bitter Drink, Bitter Moon is Murder by Death's most beautiful album to date.
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Sep 24, 201258The reality is that Bitter Drink, Bitter Moon is the musical equivalent of a grape soda--it tastes familiar, but it's just not quite a grape.
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Sep 24, 201270All praise aside, perhaps the one flaw of the record is that its songs are not as immediately captivating as those on past releases, though that's only a flaw if you choose to see it as such.
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Sep 24, 201280The group took more time crafting these songs, and because of that, the album seems almost effortless.
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Sep 24, 201290Murder By Death have created their most dramatic and symphonic work to date. [Oct 2012, p.90]
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Sep 24, 201280Murder By Death reach a new plateau in the development of their ongoing pursuit of rollicking gothic indie folk, simultaneously sounding born of an era long past yet grounded in a rock 'n' roll spirit that's nothing if not contemporary.