07.Feb.2012 The Rockometer: Blues Funeral by Mark Lanegan Band
Mark Lanegan Band Blues Funeral 4AD/Beggars Group US Recently, I marveled at Mark Lanegan’s voice, that deep and leathery, wavering and seductive voice, and noted how I would not only listen to Lanegan reinterpreting the catalog of pop songstress, Katy Perry, but I would buy that collection, too. That’s the power of having the voice [...]
27.Jan.2012 “The Gravedigger’s Song” by The Mark Lanegan Band
I’m not going to lie. Mark Lanegan could release an album of Katy Perry covers and I’d not only listen to it, but I’d probably put down cash money for it, too. Now, that’s not to say quality doesn’t matter when it comes to the output of the one time Screaming Trees frontman. Rather, his [...]
19.Aug.2010 Moving Pictures: “You Won’t Let Me Down Again” by Isobel Campbell and Mark Lanegan
Over the past two decades, the gravelly, boozed and burdened voice of Mark Lanegan has been featured in grunge, hard rock, American roots, country, folk, and even electronic music. Yet, rarely does it sound any better than when paired with the sprite-like charms of Isobel Campbell. “You Won’t Let Me Down Again,” from the soon [...]
