| Big Dark Love | ||||
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| Released | February 3, 2015 | |||
| Genre | Country[1] | |||
| Length | 32:47 | |||
| Label | Bloodshot Records | |||
| Producer | Big Dark Love & Kevin Ratterman | |||
| Murder By Death chronology | ||||
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Big Dark Love is the seventh studio album by the American indie rock band Murder by Death.[2][3][4][5] The album is a follow-up to their sixth studio album Bitter Drink, Bitter Moon, released in 2012. Produced by Kevin Ratterman under the label Bloodshot Records, the album was released on 3 February 2015.
Critical reception
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 75%[6] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Elmore | 84/100[1] |
| Exclaim! | 9/10[7] |
| Pitchfork Media | 5.8/10 [8] |
Writing for Exclaim!, Blake Morneau hailed the record as "a walloping triumph of great roots songwriting," further noting it has "big, dark secrets hidden away in its seams that call out for repeated listens until you can draw them into the light."[7] Leah Dearborn of Elmore Magazine commented that the band "has been experimenting with their established sound, implementing a range of percussion, horn and even a touch of electronica" but that fans "can look forward to the same distinctive, mournful tones that Murder By Death has cultivated over the past 15 years."[1]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "I Shot an Arrow" | 3:59 |
| 2. | "Strange Eyes" | 3:14 |
| 3. | "Big Dark Love" | 4:11 |
| 4. | "Dream in Red" | 2:33 |
| 5. | "Solitary One" | 2:48 |
| 6. | "Send Me Home" | 3:32 |
| 7. | "Last Thing" | 2:55 |
| 8. | "Natural Pearl" | 2:12 |
| 9. | "It Will Never Die" | 3:33 |
| 10. | "Hunted" | 3:49 |
References
- 1 2 3 Dearborn, Leah (February 12, 2015). "Murder By Death - Big Dark Love". Elmore. Retrieved February 12, 2015.
- ↑ Josh Terry (5 November 2014). "Murder By Death announce new album, Big Dark Love, plus US tour". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
- ↑ "Murder By Death launch Kickstarter for new album, 'Big Dark Love'". Alternative Press. Tyler Sharp. 5 November 2014. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
- ↑ Joey DeGroot (5 November 2014). "Murder By Death Announce New Album 'Big Dark Love,' US Tour Dates [FULL SCHEDULE]". Music Times. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
- ↑ Murder By Death. "Murder By Death's album "Big Dark Love" & Poster Art Book". Louisville, KY: Kickstarter. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
Pre-selling our last album on Kickstarter was so fun that we are doing it again for our new album AND an MBD poster art book!
- ↑ "Big Dark Love - Murder by Death". Metacritic.com. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
- 1 2 Morneau, Blake (February 3, 2015). "Murder By Death - Big Dark Love". Exclaim!. Retrieved February 9, 2015.
- ↑ Deusner, Stephen. "Murder by Death Big Dark Love". Pitchfork.com. Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 9 March 2015.