Indiana's Murder By Death layers the vocal sounds of an old saloon with the haunting strings of an Hungarian folk dance and the hard driving rhythms of pure rock n' roll, producing what Stuff magazine has called "lush, orchestrated songs," somehow simultaneously reminiscent of Johnny Cash and Radiohead. Added to that thick and intriguing sound are a series of dark and ironic lyrics, combining the mood and tone of Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds with the narrative force of The Decemberists or a short story by Nathanial Hawthorne. Adam Turla fills out these sometimes frightening, sometimes beautiful lyrics by conjuring up a cast of character voices, allowing the songs to speak with the force of the characters themselves, and providing the listener with a sense of ensemble unique in rock music.

Adam Turla - vocals, guitars
Sarah Balliet - cello, keys
Alex Schrodt - percussion
Matt Armstrong - bass

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Releases

• Sometimes The Line Walks You - single, out 07/05/2007 on Cooking Vinyl. 1 review (read/post)
• In Bocca Al Lupo - album, out 05/03/2007 on Cooking Vinyl. (post review)
• Brother - single, out 05/02/2007 on Cooking Vinyl. (post review)
• Boy Decide - single, out 06/11/2006 on Cooking Vinyl. 1 review (read/post)

Past events

• Sun 15 Apr at York Fibbers. (post review)
• Sat 14 Apr at Glasgow Barfly. (post review)
• Fri 13 Apr at Liverpool Barfly. (post review)
• Thu 12 Apr at Manchester The Roadhouse. (post review)
• Wed 11 Apr at London Bush Hall. (post review)
• Tue 10 Apr at Cardiff Barfly Club. 1 review (read/post)
• Wed 10 Jan at London Camden Barfly. (post review)
• Mon 02 Oct at London Camden Barfly. 1 review (read/post)

News

• 01/03/2007: Murder By Death: UK album release & tour dates

Features

• 07/03/2007: DiScover: Murder By Death

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