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Murder By Death, Sparrowhawk and tba

"…the result is the four-piece's most accomplished work to date. The eleven new songs find Turla's deep and arid bass-baritone pitted against a tumbledown bricolage of dark vaudeville hysterics and Southern gothicism."
- The New Yorker

"Murder by Death conjures a tough, unforgiving place full of passion, humor and occasional violence."
- San Francisco Chronicle

"Rarely does a band blend upbeat melodies with downtrodden characters to such a believable effect."
- Dallas Observer

"Death may be inevitable, but it's seldom pursued with this much style." "These Hoosier gothics explore the fetid corners of rural Americana, telling hard-drinking, hard-bitten stories about love, personal history and brown liquor."
- Philadelphia Weekly

"Snug between the Pogues and Nick Cave, the woeful world of Magpie is boozy and violent, where one goes from "shavin' with a knife" to challenging God to a round at the bar. It might not be the ideal way to live life, but it sure sounds cool in the context of a song."
- The Portland Mercury

"With somber lyrics and a bombastic, psych-country sound, they live up to their ridiculously awesome name."
- San Diego City Beat

"The Indiana quartet is like a fiery Pentecostal sermon that uses brimstone to explore the darkest recesses of the human psyche."
- Oklahoma Gazette

"Regardless of what you want to call it, their music is some of the most original indie rock being recorded today."
- Philadelphia Examiner

"…takes the best of Tom Waits and Bob Dylan and adds an American gothic vibe…"
- New Haven Register