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By Christopher David<\/p>\n
Concept albums are tough to pull off, and with a few exceptions, they\u2019ve typically become the domain of progressive rock and metal bands. And while Indiana quintet Murder by Death have been largely lumped in with the alt-country and Americana crowd, that would be oversimplifying, as they\u2019ve made it a habit of drawing gothic, folkloric elements into their music, creating an atmosphere and unique approach to those genres that is solely their own.<\/p>\n
MBD\u2019s new album The Other Shore<\/em> is an excursion into a futuristic story of two lovers in search of each other, and it deftly functions on both fronts – if the listener want to follow the lyrical trajectory of the story, that\u2019s there to be had. But as guitarist\/singer Adam Turla croons about lost love over the melancholy shuffle of \u201cChasing Ghosts\u201d or describes an apocalyptic landscape in \u201cLast Night on Earth\u201d with the pain and power that calls to mind Johnny Cash\u2019s American Recordings era, Murder by Death yet again prove that there\u2019s far more to them than genre boundaries would dictate.<\/p>\n For more on Murder By Death, click here<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n