Saturday, August 9, 2008

The Gutter Twins - Saturnalia: A

Music: 8/10 Vocals: 5/5 Lyrics: 5/5 Production: 4/5
Total: 22/25 = A

The Gutter Twins is a collaboration of the singers from Screaming Trees and The Afghan Whigs. I'm a huge Mark Lanegan fan so I was eager to get this. And it did not disappoint.

One thing is for certain. God is coming for these two. And from the sounds of it, God may not be pleased! This makes Saturnalia a very dark and heavy album. But redemption requires facing one's demons and perhaps that's what this is all about. Certainly not to be missed is the Eastern-influenced Idle Hands which is perhaps one of the best songs of the year. Get this and repent.

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