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The Afghan Whigs Announce New Album and Tour, Share Video for New Song “The Getaway”

How Do You Burn? Due Out September 9 via Royal Cream/BMG

May 03, 2022

The Afghan Whigs have announced a new album, How Do You Burn?, and shared a new song from it, “The Getaway,” via a video for it. How Do You Burn? is the band’s first new album in five years and features contributions by late Mark Lanegan, who sings backing vocals on two tracks. The band have also announced some tour dates. More

Mark Lanegan Has Died

The Singer/Songwriter and Former Screaming Trees Frontman Was Only 57

Feb 22, 2022

Mark Lanegan has died. The singer/songwriter and former Screaming Trees frontman was only 57. More

Jan 06, 2021

French hip hop producer and musician Wax Tailor has released his latest single, “Just a Candle,” premiering with Under the Radar. Wax Tailor, born Jean-Christophe Le Saoût, has returned with his first album in five years, The Shadow Of Their Suns. The album features a prodigious list of collaborators including Del the Funky Homosapien, D Smoke, the late Gil Scott-Heron, Adeline, and Mark Lanegan of The Screaming Trees. More

Mark Lanegan Shares New Song “Stockholm City Blues”

Straight Songs of Sorrow Due Out May 8 via Heavenly

Apr 23, 2020

Mark Lanegan is releasing a new album, Straight Songs of Sorrow, on May 8 via Heavenly. Now he has shared another song from it, “Stockholm City Blues.” More

Mark Lanegan Shares Video for New Song “Night Flight to Kabul”

Somebody’s Knocking Due Out October 18 via Heavenly

Aug 27, 2019

Mark Lanegan is releasing a new album, Somebody’s Knocking, credited to Mark Lanegan Band, on October 18 via Heavenly. Now he has shared another song from the album, “Night Flight to Kabul,” via a video for the track. More

Mark Lanegan Shares New Song “Letter Never Sent”

Somebody’s Knocking Due Out October 18 via Heavenly

Jul 22, 2019

Mark Lanegan is releasing a new album, Somebody’s Knocking, credited to Mark Lanegan Band, on October 18 via Heavenly. Now he has shared another song from the album, “Letter Never Sent.” More

Mark Lanegan Announces New Album, Shares Video for New Song “Stitch It Up”

Somebody's Knocking Due Out October 18 via Heavenly; Video Stars Donal Logue

Apr 23, 2019

Mark Lanegan has announced a new album, Somebody’s Knocking, credited to Mark Lanegan Band, and shared a video for its first single, “Stitch It Up,” starring actor Donal Logue (Gotham). Somebody’s Knocking is due out October 18 via Heavenly. More

Aug 01, 2018

Neko Case released a new album, Hell-On, back in June via ANTI-. Its highlight might have been “Curse of the I-5 Corridor,” a 7-minute long duet with Mark Lanegan that was our #1 Song of the Week. Now she has shared a 1-minute video clip for the song. Why it’s not a full 7-minute long video is confusing, but none-the-less there’s lots to see in the short time. Xan Aranda directed the clip, in which Case and Lanegan disrobe to reveal nude body suits, with animated body hair and genitals over top (the animation is by Janice Chun). The genitals then share a corndog. More

Mark Lanegan and Duke Garwood Share Video for New Song “Scarlett”

With Animals Due Out August 24 via Heavenly

Jul 23, 2018

Mark Lanegan and Duke Garwood are releasing a new collaborative album, With Animals, on August 24 via Heavenly. Previously they shared the album’s opening track, “Save Me,” as well as its title track, “With Animals” (which was one of our Songs of the Week). Now they have shared another song from the album, “Scarlett,” via a somewhat abstract black & white video directed by Sabrina Westmoreland. More

Jul 02, 2018

Mark Lanegan and Duke Garwood are releasing a new collaborative album, With Animals, on August 24 via Heavenly. Previously they shared the album’s opening track, “Save Me.” Now they have shared its title track, “With Animals.” It was shared via an abstract black & white video directed by Steve Gullick. More

15 Best Songs of the Last Two Weeks: Neko Case, Mitski, Gruff Rhys, Tunng, Bernice, and More

Plus Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever, Ryley Walker, Arctic Monkeys, and a Wrap-up of the Last Two Weeks' Other Notable New Tracks

May 18, 2018

We skipped Songs of the Week last week for various reasons, but now we’re back with two week’s worth of songs. For that reason, this week it’s a Top 15, instead of our usual Top 10. More

May 15, 2018

Neko Case is releasing a new album, Hell-On, on June 1 via ANTI-. Now she has shared another song from the album, “Curse of the I-5 Corridor.” The 7-minute long song is a duet with Mark Lanegan. Plus she has shared a funny 16-second visual for the song, where she is wearing a revealing jumpsuit with black bars (or Chinese food) obscuring the NSFW bits. More

Six Best Songs of the Week: Grizzly Bear, Algiers, Radiohead, HAIM, and More

Plus UNKLE, Madeline Kenney, and a Wrap-up of the Week's Other Notable New Tracks

Jun 23, 2017

To help you sort through the multitude of fresh songs released in the last seven days, we have picked the seven best this week had to offer, along with highlighting other notable new tracks shared this week. More

Jul 20, 2015

The British label Heavenly Recordings is turning 25 this year. As part of the 25th anniversary celebration they’ve commissioned Mark Lanegan and Beth Orton to team up for a duet cover of “Your Kisses Burn.” The original duet was recorded in 1988 by Marc Almond of Soft Cell and Nico. It ended up being Nico’s last ever recording, as she died of a heart attack later that year. More

Nov 26, 2014

Singer/sonwriter Mark Lanegan has a new video for the song “Floors Of The Ocean” from his recently released album Phantom Radio, out now on Vagrant. More

Jun 26, 2013

Inking a deal with Vagrant, singer/songwriter Mark Lanegan has announced that he will release a new record, a covers album titled Imitations, on Sept. 17.

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Listen: Mark Lanegan Band – “The Gravedigger’s Song”

More Details Announced For Album, Blues Funeral

Dec 05, 2011

As previously announced, the Mark Lanegan Band is set to release Blues Funeral on February 7 via 4AD. Today the artwork, tracklisting, and new single, “The Gravedigger’s Song,” have been unveiled. More




Reviews

Dec 20, 2019

Mark Lanegan began his career as an exponent of brooding melodic alt-rock via his work with criminally underrated Washington rock band Screaming Trees. When after seven studio albums the band spilt Lanegan remarked “We didn’t have a damn thing in common except insanity-so we fought a lot.” More

Jan 28, 2014

The voice of Mark Lanegan is one of the greatest in music, plain and simple. Lyrically, he reinforces the amazing strength of his vocal cords with hard-scrabble tales of temptation and revenge, told with Biblical heft. More