Empty Bottles, Broken Hearts

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Empty Bottles, Broken Hearts
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Studio album by
Murder City Devils
ReleasedSeptember 22, 1998 [1]
Genre Punk rock
Label Sub Pop
Producer Jack Endino [2]
Murder City Devils chronology
The Murder City Devils
(1997)		Empty Bottles, Broken Hearts
(1998)		 In Name and Blood
(2000)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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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]

Contents

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]

Critical reception

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]

Track listing

  1. I Want A Lot Now (So Come On) - 3:27
  2. Dancin' Shoes - 2:26
  3. 18 Wheels - 3:21
  4. Left Hand Right Hand - 2:28
  5. Ready For More - 3:49
  6. Cradle To The Grave - 4:16
  7. Dear Hearts - 3:21
  8. Hey Sailor (Album) - 2:05
  9. Johnny Thunders - 2:12
  10. Stars In Her Eyes - 3:26
  11. Another Round On You - 2:36
  12. Every Shitty Thing - 3:59

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References

  1. 1 2 Records, Sub Pop. "Empty Bottles Broken Hearts". Sub Pop Records.
  2. ↑ Thompson, Dave (July 26, 2000). Alternative Rock. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN   9780879306076 – via Google Books.
  3. ↑ "Empty Bottles, Broken Hearts - Murder City Devils | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  4. ↑ Louder, Laurent Barnard2015-07-23T14:00:00 203Z. "This Is Hardcore: The Murder City Devils – Empty Bottles Broken Hearts". loudersound.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  5. ↑ MTV News Staff. "Murder City Devils, Frank Black And The Catholics ..." MTV News. Archived from the original on November 12, 2019.
  6. ↑ "Mudhoney: Articles: Seattle Weekly, 9/24/98". www.ocf.berkeley.edu.
  7. ↑ "Murder City Devils". Trouser Press. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  8. ↑ Inc, CMJ Network (November 26, 1998). "CMJ New Music Monthly". CMJ Network, Inc. – via Google Books.{{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  9. ↑ "The Murder City Devils: Empty Bottles, Broken Hearts". Music.


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