Empty Bottles, Broken Hearts | ||||
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Released | September 22, 1998 [1] | |||
Genre | Punk rock | |||
Label | Sub Pop | |||
Producer | Jack Endino [2] | |||
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Empty Bottles, Broken Hearts is the second studio album by punk rock band Murder City Devils. [4] [1] [5] It was recorded, mixed and produced by Jack Endino, and released in 1998 on Sub Pop. [6]
On the cover art, the album title appears as Empty Bottles, Broken Hearts, while the reverse side reads Broken Bottles, Empty Hearts, suggesting a more dark and violent alternate title. [7]
CMJ New Music Monthly praised the album, writing that "grunge is back, low, mean and hedonistic as ever." [8] The A.V. Club wrote that "the group dredges up the sound of the proto-punks of the late '60s and early '70s, making music that screams to be heard but doesn't care if you don't listen." [9]
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