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He has a voice made of vintage leather, probably sprinkles tobacco on his cornflakes, cut his rock-incisors in the Screaming Trees and Queens of the Stone Age and is currently also one half of post-grunge supergroup The Gutter Twins. She has a voice like a mild summer breeze whistling through a meadow and once drizzled aural honey over Belle & Sebastian's twee indie-pop. It's like a marriage made from a Hell's Angel and waiflike virgin choirgirl--you can just imagine the disparaging looks from the vicar. But as Isobel Campbell and Mark Lanegan renew the vows originally made on a porch swing with 2006's well received bout of twilight Americana, Ballad of the Broken Seas, this follow-up can be brandished as proof that opposites don't only attract, but can grow together even as they grow apart. See, on Sunday at Devil Dirt Lanegan's weighty presence expands to a point where it obscures the moon--especially on "The Raven" and "Back Burner" where his Johnny Cash/Tom Waits croak reaches optimum levels of exaggeration--as Campbell flits further into the background, weaving between Morricone-esque, spaghetti western strings and sewing a beautiful ethereal quality into the seams. And such vocal juxtapositions make for intoxicating harmonies and stark, memorable impressions. But there is still also a real gentle magic to be found when they operate on an equal footing, as on "Trouble" or the sultry "Come on Over (Turn Me On)", the latter begging to be a James Bond theme. --James Berry
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Teaming up for the second time, Isobel Campbell (formerly of Belle & Sebastian) and Mark Lanegan (formerly of The Screaming Trees and myriad legendary grunge off-shoots) forge an unlikely but perfectly balanced mutual reliance. Campbell's soft, almost jazzy voice is the worthy foil of Lanegan's booming baritone, the two of them equal parts soothing and menace. A similarly bluesy feel hangs over from 2006's 'Ballad Of The Broken Seas' record, but here it is more prominently felt in Lanegan's contribution to lead vocals. Again, Campbell takes care of production, writing and arrangement duties.
He has a voice made of vintage leather, probably sprinkles tobacco on his cornflakes, cut his rock-incisors in the Screaming Trees and Queens of the Stone Age and is currently also one half of post-grunge supergroup The Gutter Twins. She has a voice like a mild summer breeze whistling through a meadow and once drizzled aural honey over Belle & Sebastian's twee indie-pop. It's like a marriage made from a Hell's Angel and waiflike virgin choirgirl--you can just imagine the disparaging looks from the vicar. But as Isobel Campbell and Mark Lanegan renew the vows originally made on a porch swing with 2006's well received bout of twilight Americana, Ballad of the Broken Seas, this follow-up can be brandished as proof that opposites don't only attract, but can grow together even as they grow apart. See, on Sunday at Devil Dirt Lanegan's weighty presence expands to a point where it obscures the moon--especially on "The Raven" and "Back Burner" where his Johnny Cash/Tom Waits croak reaches optimum levels of exaggeration--as Campbell flits further into the background, weaving between Morricone-esque, spaghetti western strings and sewing a beautiful ethereal quality into the seams. And such vocal juxtapositions make for intoxicating harmonies and stark, memorable impressions. But there is still also a real gentle magic to be found when they operate on an equal footing, as on "Trouble" or the sultry "Come on Over (Turn Me On)", the latter begging to be a James Bond theme. --James Berry
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Teaming up for the second time, Isobel Campbell (formerly of Belle & Sebastian) and Mark Lanegan (formerly of The Screaming Trees and myriad legendary grunge off-shoots) forge an unlikely but perfectly balanced mutual reliance. Campbell's soft, almost jazzy voice is the worthy foil of Lanegan's booming baritone, the two of them equal parts soothing and menace. A similarly bluesy feel hangs over from 2006's 'Ballad Of The Broken Seas' record, but here it is more prominently felt in Lanegan's contribution to lead vocals. Again, Campbell takes care of production, writing and arrangement duties.
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