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The Murder of Love will be viewed by some as a change in direction for the Athens-based Dodd Ferrelle & The Tinfoil Stars. The fiddles and mandolins may be left in the cases for this recording, but the strong songwriting and memorable hooks associated with Dodd?s best songs are very much still in place. In fact, songs like ?Hiding Out? and ?If You Could Be? from The Murder of Love are more likely to get stuck in your cranium than anything he has previously penned. In a review of the band?s previous CD, Always Almost There, British music publication Bucketful of Brains said the band ?bears the influence of the golden age of post-punk pop ala Nick Lowe and Elvis Costello.? The Murder of Love should go one step further in backing this claim. Recorded in Athens by David Barbe, The Murder of Love contains an underlying lyrical theme that ties the songs together. Even the cover of ?S.O.S.? fits with the songs Dodd has written. Yes, this is a collection of songs about the end of a relationship, but there is hope in the spirit and feel of the songs and music.