Bitter Drink, Bitter Moon

Bitter Drink, Bitter Moon
Studio album by Murder by Death
Released	September 25, 2012
Genre	Americana post-punk alternative country gothic country
Length	44:22
Label	Bloodshot
Producer	John Congleton, Murder by Death
Murder by Death chronology
Good Morning, Magpie (2010) Bitter Drink, Bitter Moon (2012) Big Dark Love (2015)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	75%
Review scores
Source	Rating
The A.V. Club	B−
PopMatters
Under The Gun Review	8/10

Bitter Drink, Bitter Moon is the sixth full-length album by indie rock band Murder by Death released on September 25, 2012.

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"My Hill"	2:36
2.	"Lost River"	4:24
3.	"Straight at the Sun"	4:02
4.	"No Oath, No Spell"	3:30
5.	"I Came Around"	4:35
6.	"Hard World"	3:37
7.	"Ditch Lilly"	3:32
8.	"The Curse of Elkhart"	2:50
9.	"Ramblin’"	3:12
10.	"Queen Mab"	1:26
11.	"Go to the Light"	3:40
12.	"Oh to Be an Animal"	3:01
13.	"Ghost Fields"	4:01

Personnel

Band

• Adam Turla – lead vocals, guitars, production, sound engineer, mixing
• Sarah Balliet – cello, production, sound engineer, mixing
• Dagan Thogerson – drums, percussion, production, sound engineer, mixing
• Matt Armstrong – bass, tape loops, production, sound engineer, mixing
• Scott Brackett – keyboards, accordion, cornet, theremin, mandolin, samples, backing vocals, production, sound engineer, mixing

Additional musicians and production

• Samantha Crain – vocals (tracks 2 and 6)
• Alan Douches – mastering
• Celeste Byers – artwork, design
• John Congleton – producer, sound engineer, mixing
• Juan Carrera – management
• Justin Bridgewater – booking
• Ross Morrison – booking
• Stephen Sessa – legal counsel
• Stuart Sikes – sound engineer
• Thor Harris – dulcimer