Gargoyle cover

Released

2017

Mark Lanegan’s 2017 solo album, again using the Mark Lanegan Band name to cover a variety of backing musicians, was one of his most energetic, concentrated efforts; with longtime collaborator Alain Johannes and newer compatriot Rob Marshall providing most of the music, it’s no pep fest but it absolutely burns with power. Gargoyle’s follow-up single “Beehive” was one of Lanegan’s strongest 2010s songs, a dark shimmy with driving drums from Jack Irons, but plenty of other cuts like the slamming “Nocturne” and the stirring “Old Swan” are equally sharp.

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