Mark Lanegan Band - The Gravedigger's Song

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4...according to our Clinton on Fri 06 Jan, 2012.

Mark Lanegan's on 4AD - really? When did that happen? Anyway here's he's new single, inexplicable, it has a piece of tape at the top to stop the record falling out which if you are an idiot like me you'll go charging into opening and nearly ruin the thing. The usual Lanegan cliche's about Lanegans voice apply, whisky soaked, 60 a day cigarette habit etc etc. The song is a fair rompalong, charging along like a terrifying late night fairground ride gone feral. The music actually recalls some of TV on the Radio's early efforts 'Young Liars' era before they went......well.....rubbish. Recorded in Hollywood (America) it the album has various Queens of the Stone Agers in attendance. On the flip, there's a much more low key effort with Lanegan's vocals phoned in from the racecourse or wherever it is he hangs out.

Mark Lanegan Band releases Blues Funeral on February 6th 2012, Lanegan's first album since 2004's Bubblegum. It was recorded in Hollywood, California with Alain Johannes and features guest appearances from the likes of Josh Homme, Greg Dulli and Jack Irons.

Today, the artwork and tracklisting for Blues Funeral has been unveiled, and the opening track 'The Gravedigger's Song'

'The Gravedigger's Song' will be released as a 7" backed with a new version of 'Burning Jacob's Ladder', a song which briefly featured in a trailer for the Rage video game in early 2011. The 7" will be issued on coloured vinyl and available from January 2nd.

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