Mark Lanegan & Greg Dulli return as the Gutter Twins
Sub Pop veterans Greg Dulli and Mark Lanegan return to the label in its 20th year under the moniker The Gutter Twins for the March 3rd 2008 worldwide release of Saturnalia, their highly anticipated first album. The first chance that fans will have to hear tracks from Saturnalia will be at a handful of very special US and European show dates which preview the complex and carefully crafted songs in advance of the official record release. To follow the release, The Gutter Twins have added four more UK shows in April, in Belfast, Glasgow, Manchester and Birmingham. Show dates and on sale information provided below.
Mark Lanegan rose to fame as singer for the much loved Seattle band Screaming Trees and Greg Dulli as the magnetic leader of the Afghan Whigs. Following the break up of both groups, Lanegan and Dulli went on to achieve significant notice on their own. Lanegan continued to release successful solo albums, as well as create vivid partnerships with the likes of Belle & Sebastian singer Isobel Campbell and Queens of the Stone Age. Dulli, meanwhile, innovatively fused indie, soul and electronic sounds in his post-Whigs ensemble the Twilight Singers, who released their first album, Twilight As Played By The Twilight Singers, in 2000; the most recent Twilight effort, 2006's Powder Burns, proved a crowning achievement, landing on many year-end best lists.
The Gutter Twins was born out of a rumour told by Lanegan to a journalist after the two artists began collaborating together in various ways in 2002. What started as a rumour grew into an honest and raw record, and while Saturnalia brings together the driving forces behind '90s favorites, the record does not rest on the sonic laurels of these singer's previous successes.
“I couldn't tell you what Saturnalia’s theme is, but there’s a seeking of transcendence that’s new.” Greg Dulli explains. “I have never written songs like this before, it's a different temple I’m visiting.”
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Upcoming UK show Dates
21/2/08 London, England – Koko
06/4/08 Belfast, N.Ireland – Limelight
07/4/08 Glasgow, Scotland – Oran Mor
08/4/08 Manchester, England – Academy 3
09/4/08 Birmingham, England – Academy