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A Crow Left of the Murder… by Incubus
A Crow Left of the Murder… is an album by Incubus, released in 2004. 3 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 69 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Megalomaniac”, on 47 lists and voted number one twice.
A Crow Left of the Murder..., Incubus's fifth album, came out on February 3, 2004, and it's the sound of a band sharpening its claws. It was the first with bassist Ben Kenney, who stepped in after founding member Dirk Lance left, and Brendan O'Brien produced it with plenty of snap and bite.
Mike Einziger's guitar goes jagged, twitchy and loud, José Pasillas and Kenney lock into grooves that swing and stomp, and Chris Kilmore's turntables add scratches and odd textures around the edges. The whole thing has a funk-metal kick and a sharp, angry edge. "Megalomaniac" is the lightning rod, a stomping, finger-pointing broadside with a chorus built for shouting, and "Talk Shows on Mute" is a moody, creeping groove that slowly tightens its grip. Both went out as singles, and "Agoraphobia" followed as a promo. Light Grenades came next.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from A Crow Left of the Murder… on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Megalomaniac | 47 | #1 | 2 | 2003–2023 | |
| 2 | Talk Shows On Mute | 21 | #13 | – | 2004 | |
| 3 | Sick, Sad Little World | 1 | #62 | – | 2004 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.