Gargoyle (album)


Gargoyle is the tenth studio album by American singer Mark Lanegan. It was released in April 2017 on Heavenly Recordings. It was produced by Lanegan's long-time collaborator Alain Johannes. Roughly half of the music on the record was written by UK-based Rob Marshall through e-mail exchanges with Lanegan, who would write lyrics subsequently.
While retaining much of the tenebrous imagery of previous records, Gargoyle arguably marks a step toward somewhat a lighter sound, as noted by reviewer Kieron Tyler: "Everything expected is present and correct: the bottom-of-the-boots voice; lugubrious yet affecting melodies; an ominous mood; lyrics dwelling on life’s dark corners. Even so, Gargoyle is an uplifting album, one allowing the sun to peak from behind a cloud."

Track listing

  1. "Death's Head Tattoo" - 4:20
  2. "Nocturne" - 4:22
  3. "Blue Blue Sea" - 3:24
  4. "Beehive" - 3:49
  5. "Sister" - 5:03
  6. "Emperor" - 3:36
  7. "Goodbye to Beauty" - 3:15
  8. "Drunk On Destruction" - 3:25
  9. "First Day of Winter" - 3:27
  10. "Old Swan" - 6:30

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