Empty Bottles, Broken Hearts

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| name = Empty Bottles, Broken Hearts

| type = studio

| cover = MCDevils_Empty.jpg

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| released = September 22, 1998{{Cite web|url=https://www.subpop.com/releases/the_murder_city_devils/empty_bottles_broken_hearts|title=Empty Bottles Broken Hearts|first=Sub Pop|last=Records|website=Sub Pop Records}}

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| genre = Punk rock

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| label = Sub Pop

| producer = Jack Endino{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZHP-r9-eqdAC&q=Empty+Bottles%2C+Broken+Hearts+murder+city+devils+1998&pg=PA763|title=Alternative Rock|first=Dave|last=Thompson|date=July 26, 2000|publisher=Hal Leonard Corporation|isbn=9780879306076|via=Google Books}}

| prev_title = The Murder City Devils

| prev_year = 1997

| next_title = In Name and Blood

| next_year = 2000

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{{album ratings

|rev1 = AllMusic

|rev1score = {{rating|3|5}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/empty-bottles-broken-hearts-mw0000043782|title=Empty Bottles, Broken Hearts - Murder City Devils | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic|via=www.allmusic.com}}

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Empty Bottles, Broken Hearts is the second studio album by punk rock band Murder City Devils.{{Cite web|url=https://www.loudersound.com/features/this-is-hardcore-the-murder-city-devils-empty-bottles-broken-hearts|title=This Is Hardcore: The Murder City Devils – Empty Bottles Broken Hearts|first=Laurent Barnard2015-07-23T14:00:00 203Z|last=Louder|website=loudersound}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/515529/murder-city-devils-frank-black-and-the-catholics/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191112133155/http://www.mtv.com/news/515529/murder-city-devils-frank-black-and-the-catholics/|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 12, 2019|title=Murder City Devils, Frank Black And The Catholics ...|author=MTV News Staff|website=MTV News}} It was recorded, mixed and produced by Jack Endino, and released in 1998 on Sub Pop.{{Cite web|url=https://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~ptn/mudhoney/articles/19980924sw.html|title=Mudhoney: Articles: Seattle Weekly, 9/24/98|website=www.ocf.berkeley.edu}}

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.{{cite web |title=Murder City Devils |url=https://trouserpress.com/reviews/murder-city-devils/ |website=Trouser Press |accessdate=26 July 2020}}

Critical reception

CMJ New Music Monthly praised the album, writing that "grunge is back, low, mean and hedonistic as ever."{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uikEAAAAMBAJ&q=Empty+Bottles%2C+Broken+Hearts+murder+city+devils+1998&pg=PA50|title=CMJ New Music Monthly|first=CMJ Network|last=Inc|date=November 26, 1998|publisher=CMJ Network, Inc.|via=Google Books}} 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."{{Cite web|url=https://www.avclub.com/the-murder-city-devils-empty-bottles-broken-hearts-1798194090|title=The Murder City Devils: Empty Bottles, Broken Hearts|website=Music}}

Track listing

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

Personnel

Spencer Moody — vocals
Dann Gallucci — guitar, organ
Nate Manny — guitar, bass
Derek Fudesco — bass, organ
Coady Willis — drums

References

Category:1998 albums

Category:Murder City Devils albums