Mark Lanegan – Straight Songs of Sorrow [Limited Edition Clear Color Vinyl 2LP]

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Following the success of 2019’sSomebody’s KnockingLP, the prolificMark Laneganis back with yet another new solo album entitledStraight Songs Of Sorrow. The record, which is closely aligned to his forthcoming memoir,Sing Backwards And Weep, features guest appearances fromGreg Dulli,Warren Ellis,John Paul Jones,Ed Harcourtand more.

When considering any great work of art, it’s natural to wonder what might have inspired it: the story behind the song’.Straight Songs Of Sorrowflips that equation. Here are 15 songs inspired by a story: his life story, as documented by his own hand in his new memoir. The book is a brutal, nerve-shredding read, thanks to Lanegan’s unsparing candor in recounting a journey from troubled youth in eastern Washington, through his drug-stained existence amid the ’90s Seattle rock scene, to an unlikely salvation at the dawn of the 21st century. There’s death and tragedy, yet also humor and hope, thanks to the tenacity which impels its host, even at his lowest moments.

Straight Songs Of Sorrowcombines musical trace elements from earlyMark Laneganalbums with the synthesized constructs of later work. The album feels both definitive and unique, a culmination of its creator’s arc yet also indicative of the energy that drives him onto future horizons.

1. I Wouldn’t Want To Say
2. Apples From A Tree
3. This Game Of Love
4. Ketamine
5. Bleed All Over
6. Churchbells, Ghosts
7. Internal Hourglass Discussion
8. Stockholm City Blues
9. Skeleton Key
10. Daylight Nocturnal House
11. Ballad of the Dying Rover
12. Hanging On (For DRC)
13. Burying Ground
14. At Zero Below
15. Eden Lost And Found