10 of the Best Grunge Era Deep Cuts
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There’s a Well That Howls My Name: Remembering Mark Lanegan
Mark Lanegan brought an air of authenticity to everything he was involved in, which was a lot. If he was involved, the project was worth listening to.
IYEARA Heighten the Tension on Remix of Mark Lanegan’s “Playing Nero” (premiere)
Britsh trio IYEARA offer the first taste of a forthcoming reworking of Mark Lanegan's Somebody's Knocking with a remix of "Playing Nero".
Mark Lanegan Lives, Contending with Death Through Music on ‘Straight Songs of Sorrow’
On Straight Songs of Sorrow, Mark Lanegan tells stories from his life and wrestles with death, his chief subject.
UNKLE: The Road, Part 1
UNKLE's James Lavelle alternates slow, contemplative material with faster, darker pieces to excellent, fulfilling effect.
Mark Lanegan Band: Gargoyle
Cult bard's new LP finds him continuing to deliver hardscrabble tales of dashed romance and yearnings for second chances amid bluesy, dark wave-laden compositions.
Mark Lanegan: One Way Street
These early recordings offer a telling glimpse of Lanegan’s initial efforts as an emerging solo artist with his own unique vision.
Duke Garwood: Heavy Love
Heavy Love, the fourth album to date by this London-based multi-instrumentalist, is comprised mainly of hushed, harrowing soundscapes that are frequently as subversive as they are subdued.
Mark Lanegan Band: Phantom Radio
Phantom Radio is the quintessential Mark Lanegan album, both a great starting point for those uninitiated to his world and a document that the most devoted members of his cult fanbase will cherish as one of his best.
Mark Lanegan Band: No Bells on Sunday EP
The Mark Lanegan Band's first official release since 2012 is, unfortunately, a lackluster and unfocused affair.
Mark Pickerel and His Praying Hands: Tess
Mark Pickerel picks up where 2008’s Cody’s Dream left off -- a brand of muscular country-rock shaded with weird darkness.