Murder Murder

“There is clarity and excellent separation and the vocals and playing are not only highly skilled but also full of the fire and passion that helps set them apart from most bands. / Fairly obviously I love this album! / No doubt there will be other great albums and bands coming along this year, but it really doesn't get any better than this. Great album by a great band!” - AmericanRootsUk.com

"There’s a lot to love despite all the spilled blood.” - Grayowl Point

“By crafting their own fatal tunes, the boys of Murder Murder have taken this century- old tradition and added a unique mark on the contemporary Canadian folk community.” - Quip Magazine

“Despite the dark themes, there's an exuberant feel to much of their music.” - Kerry Doole

Brilliant high-spirited performance here, with dark and compelling twists and turns. I love the gang or lets say "posse" type vocals on this and the shuffling rhythm of the percussion. Sounds like a dead man walking in shackles. - Jeff Liberty

“Comparisons to a band as peerless as the Old Crow Medicine Show are unavoidable but it doesn't take long when listening to this tremendous album by Murder Murder to realize that whilst they have stylistic similarities and as much fire and passion they cover a different musical range.” - AmericanRootsUK.com

“J’aime vraiment l’énergie du band puisqu’il me fait penser à un groupe du Québec comme Canaille, avec un petit côté à la Hank III. Je sais que ce n’est pas très « core » pour le site, mais j’adore... Qu’est-ce que tu veux!” - Antonio Geraldo

"The singers pour honey on brutality... fit to captivate any crowd in Canada" - Grayowl Point


"The guys from Murder Murder are from Sudbury, my home area code. Means they’re hard as coffin nails. Guarantee they've fired shotguns, hefted an axe, and used a rope for a belt before. Murder ballads on the frontier? Yes, sir! And 'bloodgrass'? C’Mon! As good a sub genre-defining sound as hardcore was to DOA.” - Paul Knowles

“Your performance was excellent and you were so great with the kids!” - iluvtheguitars

"Murder Murder call their music "Bloodgrass" and their new album, From The Stillhouse, is made up of 100% murder ballads. It's pretty kickass stuff..." - Kithfolk

Once you pluck up the courage to listen to what these guys have to offer, you’ll discover nothing more sinister than a kicking bluegrass band from the frozen wastes of Ontario. Tales of death and violence, evil winds and sweet revenge / which are all played with the kind of manic intensity we associate with bands like the Pogues, and are set off by some expert flailing banjo, rasping fiddle, and a suitcase kick drum. Some truly great songs set this bunch of desperadoes well ahead of the pack. - Acoustic Magazine

This is a roller coaster of an album built on blood, trains, murder, passion and death. / A heady mixture with some of the most infectious and memorable songs I’ve heard in a while. / The whole album, at times, is reminiscent of ‘The Band’ at their best. / If you want to hear songs filled with fire and vinegar alongside great playing and deep dark truthful emotions then this Murder Murder album is for you - highly recommended. - North East Music Monthly

They mine the furthest recesses of the soul, those deep deep places, right in the back, where someone who’s crossed us, spurned us or left us unrequited is still burning us, they love the smart of the wound. Murder Murder are the band for revenge, the sound track for wishing harm on others, raw, wrath filled, and gothic in the extreme. Music from the places most of us suppress - and they embrace it with joyous abandon - Hallelujah! It’s rich, exquisitely played, full of riotous rebellion, cheery abandon, unsettling so when you realise it is all about deed done bad. / It's a flurry of frantic fiddles and banjos bowling along at rocketship pace, without distracting from the terrific story songs. / It’s a terrific record, guaranteed to leave you gasping for air, and probably in a pool of blood. - Rudie Humphrey

Think along the lines of punk-infused old-time music, Springsteen’s Seeger Sessions and a touch of the Pogues and you might have an approximate idea of what this 6 piece band sound like. / Some of the songs have an immediate affinity with age-old traditional songs, which is a testament to their commitment to bring life into a style that has been around a long time and needs the occasional kick in the arse. Murder Murder are not the only band doing this by any means, but on their own terms, they may be one of the best. - Lonesome Highway