▁Is ▁K illing ▁My ▁Rock ▁' n ' ▁Roll ▁| ▁Pop Mat ters ▁| last = Mac Ne il ▁| first = J ason ▁| date = 1 8 ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁| website = Pop Mat ters ▁| access date = 6 ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 4 }} </ ref > ▁}} ▁ ▁All Music ' s ▁review ▁was ▁generally ▁unf av ou rable , ▁stating , ▁" Th ough ▁these ▁tracks ▁pl um ▁the ▁depth s ▁of ▁their ▁style ' s ▁bru ised ▁and ▁broken ▁magnet ▁traject ory , ▁a ▁lot ▁of ▁Life ▁Is ▁K illing ▁My ▁Rock ▁' n ' ▁Roll ▁seems ▁like ▁a ▁sleep walk . ▁A ▁sleep walk ▁in ▁a ▁cool ▁le ather ▁vest ▁and ▁sh ades , ▁to ▁be ▁sure . ▁But ▁it ' s ▁still ▁a ▁sleep walk ." ▁Pop Mat ters ▁wrote , ▁" This ▁album ▁seems ▁to ▁take ▁a ▁step ▁back ▁[ from ▁The ▁Cur se ▁Of ], ▁though , ▁and ▁it ▁isn ' t ▁as ▁powerful ▁as ▁the ▁first ▁go - around ." Life ▁Is ▁K illing ▁My ▁Rock ▁' n ' ▁Roll '' ▁was ▁chosen ▁by ▁a ▁guest ▁rev iewer ▁for ▁D rown ed ▁in ▁Sound ▁as ▁" the ir ▁favour ite ▁– ▁or ▁most ▁interesting , ▁most ▁controvers ial , ▁most ▁fun , ▁most ▁whatever ▁– ▁record ▁of ▁the ▁past ▁de cade " ▁in ▁an ▁article ▁on ▁Nord ic ▁music . ▁ ▁Track ▁listing ▁▁ ▁" S und ay ▁Club " ▁– ▁ 3 : 1 5