Saturnalia (album)

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Saturnalia
Saturnalia cover
Studio album by The Gutter Twins
Released March 4, 2008
Recorded 2003-2008
Genre Alternative rock
Length 52:30
Label Sub Pop
Producer Mathias Schneeberger, Greg Dulli, Mark Lanegan
Professional reviews
Singles from Saturnalia
  1. "Idle Hands"
    Released: April 14, 2008
  2. "God's Children"
    Released: August 11, 2008

Saturnalia is the first studio album by The Gutter Twins, a collaboration between Greg Dulli and Mark Lanegan. The album, which was started as far back as 2003, was released on March 4, 2008. Prior to the album's release, the duo began posting songs on their official MySpace page. Joseph Arthur sings backing vocals on "Idle Hands." The song is also the first single, released April 14, 2008.

Contents

[edit] Music

[edit] Recording

On Christmas Day 2003, Dulli and Lanegan started recording songs which which would become Saturnalia. As Lanegan said "It started pretty innocently." In July 2007, Pitchfork Media announced that the band had signed to Seattle label Sub Pop; soon thereafter, the March 4, 2008 release date was set.

[edit] Saturnalia Tour

The Gutter Twins has announced a UK tour in May where they are going to play 6 live concerts around Britain. The band will play in Oxford Academy (August 11), Nottingham Rescue Rooms (12), London Shepherd's Bush Empire (13), Brighton, Komedia (26), Sheffield, Leadmill (27) and Liverpool, Academy 2 (30).[15]

[edit] Track listing

# Song Length Vocals Composer(s)
1 "The Stations"
4:34
Dulli/Lanegan Lanegan, Mark/Dulli, Greg
2 "God's Children"
4:57
Dulli Dulli, Greg
3 "All Misery / Flowers"
4:23
Dulli/Lanegan Lanegan, Mark/Dulli, Greg
4 "The Body"
3:03
Dulli Dulli, Greg
5 "Idle Hands"
4:38
Dulli/Lanegan Lanegan, Mark/Dulli, Greg
6 "Circle the Fringes"
5:24
Dulli/Lanegan Lanegan, Mark/Dulli, Greg
7 "Who Will Lead Us?"
3:49
Lanegan Lanegan, Mark
8 "Seven Stories Underground"
3:22
Dulli/Lanegan Lanegan, Mark/Dulli, Greg
9 "I Was in Love With You"
4:25
Dulli Dulli, Greg
10 "Bête Noire"
3:52
Lanegan Lanegan, Mark
11 "Each to Each"
4:49
Dulli/Klein Lanegan, Mark/Dulli, Greg
12 "Front Street"
5:22
Dulli/Lanegan Lanegan, Mark/Dulli, Greg

[edit] Chart positions

Year Chart Position
2008 US Billboard 200 117
US Top Heatseekers 3
US Top Independent Albums 16
UK Singles Chart 54
Swedish Singles Chart 47
Dutch Singles Chart 72
Belgian Singles Chart 7

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