Mark Lanegan is back with a new song now -- "Skeleton Key" -- from his upcoming Straight Songs of Sorrow, set to release on May 8 (Heavenly Recordings). He will also release a memoir titled Sing Backwards And Weep, out on April 28 (Da Capo). The two releases are linked, with Lanegan's memoirs inspiring the content of the new 15-song record.
It explores Lanegan's youth in eastern Washington, drug abuse in the 1990s, and a new outlook in the 21st century.
The new record also features guest appearances from Greg Dulli, Warren Ellis, John Paul Jones, Ed Harcourt, and more. Lanegan released Somebody's Knocking last year.
Check out a 2018 live review here.
TOUR DATES:
5/12/2020 – Brighton, UK – Concorde 2
5/13/2020 – Cardiff, UK – Tramshed
5/14/2020 – Leeds, UK – Brudenell Social Club
5/15/2020 – Glasgow, UK – Garage
5/17/2020 – Liverpool, UK – Invisible Wind Factory
5/18/2020 – Norwich, UK – Waterfront
5/19/2020 – Oxford, UK – O2 Academy
Straight Songs Of Sorrow track list:
1. I Wouldn't Want To Say
2. Apples From A Tree
3. This Game Of Love
4. Ketamine
5. Bleed All Over
6. Churchbells, Ghosts
7. Internal Hourglass Discussion
8. Stockholm City Blues
9. Skeleton Key
10. Daylight In The Nocturnal House
11. Ballad of the Dying Rover
12. Hanging On (For DRC)
14. At Zero Below
