Murder By Death / Red Of Tooth And Claw
Album: Red Of Tooth And Claw   Collection:General
Artist:Murder By Death   Added:Mar 2008
Label:Vagrant  

A-File Activity
Add Date: 2008-05-04 Pull Date: 2008-07-06
Week Ending: Jun 29 May 25 May 18 May 11
Airplays: 1 1 1 1

Recent Airplay
1. Nov 20, 2009: (Hey Neil I Think) There's Something On The Ceiling
'52 Ford
4. May 18, 2008: Undrinkably Bad Oddities
Steal Away
2. Jun 04, 2009: Death Row Radio
Ball & Cahin
5. May 13, 2008: Deep Fried & Sanctified
'52 Ford
3. Jun 22, 2008: Undrinkably Bad Oddities
Rum Brave
6. May 08, 2008: Baptism a la Grecque
Comin' Home

Album Review
Rob Majors
Reviewed 2008-05-05
Murder by Death
Red of Tooth and Claw

Rollicking and dark southern rock. Feels very southwestern and frontiersy, with a consistent mid/high energy and a density of sound reinforced with cello, boomy drums, and an appropriately rough singer who comes across more declaratory than involved. Slick production and friendly for radio throughout though maybe a little too friendly for this crowd, as it never seems to step out on quite the right limbs.

FCC: 11; My picks: 1, 3, 7, 10
See also: Thrift Store Cowboys, Nick Cave, 16 Horsepower, Johnny Cash

*1) 3:36 Catchy, upbeat two-step
2) 3:02 A swung, cabaret feel with nice jangly piano.
*3) 3:06 Dense and dark, with rolling drums and monotonic melodies.
4) 4:11 Muffled-feeling love song. A little poppier.
5) 2:49 Instrumental. Twangy and lower-energy, with prominent cello. 7-sec out.
6) 3:19 Clean, close, and sad. Mid energy.
*7) 2:05 Bouncy, more complicated groove highlighted by the dancing bass and cello.
8) 3:33 Dense, straightforward southern rock. 16-sec guitar fade out into next track.
9) 3:21 Mournful 6/8 waltz. A bit theatrical. 20-sec cello out.
*10) 2:25 Fun, stomping murder ballad. Also a bit theatrical.
11) 5:56 FCC. 6/8 cabaret with a long instrumental outro.

Track Listing
1. Comin' Home   6. A Second Opinion
2. Ball & Cahin   7. Steal Away
3. Rum Brave   8. Ash
4. Fuego!   9. The Black Spot
5. Theme (For Ennio Morricone)   10. '52 Ford
  11. Spring Break 1899