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2020 studio album by Mark Lanegan
Straight Songs of Sorrow is the twelfth and final studio album by American singer Mark Lanegan . It was released through Heavenly Recordings on May 8, 2020.[ 10] The album was inspired by writing his memoir Sing Backwards and Weep , which was published April 28, 2020. It's his first solo album credited to simply Mark Lanegan, as opposed to Mark Lanegan Band, since 2013's Imitations , and the first one credited to Mark Lanegan that doesn't feature former collaborator Mike Johnson .
All tracks are written by Mark Lanegan,[ 11] except where noted
Title Writer(s) 1. "I Wouldn't Want to Say" 5:46 2. "Apples from a Tree" Lanegan, Mark Morton 1:55 3. "This Game of Love" 4:48 4. "Ketamine" 2:40 5. "Bleed All Over" 3:35 6. "Churchbells, Ghosts" 4:53 7. "Internal Hourglass Discussion" 3:49 8. "Stockholm City Blues" 3:38 9. "Skeleton Key" 7:05 10. "Daylight in the Nocturnal House" 3:05 11. "Ballad of a Dying Rover" 4:36 12. "Hanging On (For DRC)" Lanegan, Morton 2:09 13. "Burying Ground" Shelley Brien, Lanegan 4:46 14. "At Zero Below" 4:40 15. "Eden Lost and Found" Brien, Lanegan 2:46 Total length: 1:00:11
Mark Lanegan – vocals (all tracks); Moog DFAM drum synth, Moog Sirin bass synth, Moog Sub Phatty, Organelle synth (track 1); ARP Omni 2 synth, Yamaha SK10 synth, Roland TR-909 drum machine (track 3); Roland Juno synth, Roland TR-909 drum machine (track 4); Oberheim DMX drum machine (track 5); Organelle synth (track 6); Organelle synth, BOSS DR Rhythm 550 (track 7); bass (track 9); electric guitar; Roland Juno synth (track 12)
Alain Johannes – Yamaha SK10 synth, Shakers (track 1); electric guitar (track 2); vocals, frame drum, drum programming (track 3); bass, acoustic guitar, Minimoog synth, drum programming (track 5); Casio synth (track 7); resonator guitar, hang drum, harmonium, flutes (track 8); bass, percussion, cigfiddle, acoustic guitar, Mellotron strings, Novation Bass Station, Casio beatbox, DrumBrute (track 9); mandolin (track 10); electric guitar, Buchla Music Easel (track 11); LinnDrum drum machine (track 14)
Shelley Brien – vocals (track 3); Yamaha SK10, Moog Sub Phatty, Roland 909 drum machine (track 13); Casiotone 701 (track 15)
Ed Harcourt – piano (tracks 4, 6, 11, 14, and 15), Wurlitzer Electric Piano (tracks 4, 6, 11, and 14)
Jack Bates – bass (tracks 4, 6, and 11)
Jack Irons – drums (tracks 1 and 11), percussion (track 11)
Mark Morton – acoustic guitar (tracks 2 and 12)
Sietse Van Gorkom – strings (tracks 8 and 15)
Adrian Utley – acoustic and electric guitar, Minimoog, Korg 3200 synth (track 10)
Michael Parnin – mixing (all tracks), Gibson Maestro King drum machine (track 5), Eli 7030 drum machine (track 15)
Dylan Carlson – electric guitar (track 1)
Wesley Eisold – vocals (track 4)
John Paul Jones – Mellotron (track 11)
Greg Dulli – vocals (track 14)
Warren Ellis – fiddle (track 14)
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^ Straight Songs of Sorrow (LP liner notes). Mark Lanegan . Heavenly Recordings . 2020. HVNLP178C.{{cite AV media notes }}
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