Album Info

Good Morning, Magpie

By Murder By Death

Alternative - 2010

Don’t let the band name fool you. This is not a death metal band, but an excellent country-influenced rock ‘n’... more

Tracklist

1

Kentucky Bourbon

0:33 min
2

As Long As There Is Whiskey In the World

3:14 min
3

On the Dark Streets Below

2:36 min
4

King of the Gutters, Prince of the Dogs

4:42 min
5

Piece by Piece

4:27 min
6

Good Morning, Magpie

5:24 min
7

You Don't Miss Twice (When You're Shavin' with a Knife)

2:36 min
8

Yes

2:23 min
9

Foxglove

3:06 min
10

White Noise

4:52 min
11

The Day

3:32 min

About Good Morning, Magpie

Don’t let the band name fool you. This is not a death metal band, but an excellent country-influenced rock ‘n’ roll band from Bloomington, Indiana. They have their dark moments but it’s mostly in the dour humor that hides underneath their free-swinging rumble (“You Don’t Miss Twice (When You’re Shaving With a Knife)”). “Kentucky Bourbon” broadcasts like an old-time radio show. “As Long As There Is Whiskey In the World” shuffles with a joyful country romp. “On the Dark Streets Below” adds horns for a festive spaghetti-western vibe. “King of the Gutters, Prince of the Dogs” stumbles with percussion that bumps into the end tables as the vocals scramble for the light switch with a folk-rock melody that’s pure and easy. “Piece By Piece” shakes with a muddy garage rock tremble to its old-time country-ballad frame. Sarah Balliet’s cello and keyboards form an atmospheric web that leaves plenty of room for singer Adam Turla to craft his tales that sound as if he’s remembering a different time and place before man was interrupted by technology.