The Twilight Singers

+ The Gutter Twins
November 29, 2007 10:03 AM

MARK LANEGAN & GREG DULLI RETURN TO SUB POP AS THE GUTTER TWINS

Highly Anticipated Gutter Twins Record Saturnalia Scheduled for March 4th, 2008 Worldwide Release

Special Pre-Record Release Performances Scheduled for New York, Paris, London, Amsterdam and San Francisco

SEATTLE, WA - Sub Pop veterans Greg Dulli and Mark Lanegan return to the label in its 20th year under the moniker The Gutter Twins for the March 4th, 2008 worldwide release of Saturnalia, their highly anticipated first album. In addition, the band has announced a handful of very special US and European show dates to preview the complex and carefully crafted songs in advance of the official record release. Show dates and on sale information provided below.

Mark Lanegan rose to fame as singer for the much loved Seattle band Screaming Trees qnd Greg Dulli as the magnetic leader of the Afghan Whigs. Following the break up of both groups, Lanegan and Dulli went on to achieve significant notice on their own. Lanegan continued to release successful solo albums, as well as create vivid partnerships with the likes of Belle & Sebastian singer Isobel Campbell and Queens of the Stone Age. Dulli, meanwhile, innovatively fused indie, soul and electronic sounds in his post-Whigs ensemble the Twilight Singers, who released their first album, Twilight As Played By The Twilight Singers, in 2000; the most recent Twilight effort, 2006's Powder Burns, proved a crowning achievement, landing on many year-end best lists.

The Gutter Twins was born out of a rumor told by Lanegan to a journalist after the two artists began collaborating together in various ways in 2002. What started as a rumor grew into an honest and raw record, and while Saturnalia brings together the driving forces behind '90s favorites, the record does not rest on the sonic laurels of these singer's previous successes.

"I couldn't tell you what Saturnalia's theme is, but there's a seeking of transcendence that's new." Greg Dulli explains. "I have never written songs like this before - it's a different temple I'm visiting."

Upcoming show Dates
2/14/08 New York, NY Bowery Ballroom (On sale 11/30)
2/19/08 Paris, France Maroquinerie (On sale 11/29)
2/21/08 London, England Koko - Sponsored by NME (On sale now)
2/23/08 Amsterdam, Netherlands Melkweg (On Sale 11/29)
3/1/08 San Francisco, CA Noise Pop - Bimbo's

+ A Long Way From Home
January 11, 2007 12:22 AM

Welcome back, y'all, I hope you had a great holiday season. I kept mine pretty low-key, hanging out with my girlfriend and daughter spoiling each other with gifts we didn't really need but surely wanted. It was nice to back in LA after being on the road for so long, but as usual my feet were getting itchy and it was time to take off and play some more shows. So, Monday night the whole Twilight clan
boarded a flight to New Zealand and stepped off the plane Wednesday morning in Auckland. I'm not sure what happened to Tuesday but I'm sure glad it wasn't my birthday.

So what's Auckland like? Obviously it's summer here right now, which we are all loving, but the closest I can surmise is it looks and feels like Portland/Seattle, very green and kind of humid. I can't pretend we aren't excited to be here, it was definitely a goal of ours to include the Pacific Rim on this tour and we are really happy to have accomplished that. So tonight we play The Studio and as far as I know we are expecting a good sized crowd so it should be a good night.

Tomorrow we'll be heading to Australia, a place I have always wanted to visit. I can't wait. I'll keep y'all informed as to what's happening here and thanks to all of you for the support.

Hey, did you happen to catch us on the Timmy Kimmel show? It was great to have Joe Arthur with us and I'd be lying to say it wasn't a thrill for us to finally get some exposure on such a huge level. By the way, it's on youtube.com if you missed it.

Cheers,

Scott