Adorata is the new iTunes exclusive EP from The Gutter Twins (Greg Dulli and Mark Lanegan).On this 8-track EP, the Twins stick pretty close to the gloomy blues rock that they established with their full-length, Saturnalia, earlier this year. There's one original Twins composition, the mellow "Belles", and a series of covers of songs by the likes of Jose Gonzalez, Scott Walker, Primal Scream, and Vetiver.
With the exception of "Down The Line", a rocking wailing cover of Jose Gonzalez, the songs use blues riffs and string arrangements to form dark, gothic atmospheres. The results are beautifully wrenching songs.
All in all, Adorata, is far stronger than one would expect from an EP that comes so closely on the heels of a record.
Best tracks: "Down The Line", "Flow Like a River"
Track listing for Adorata:
- Belles
- Down The Line
- Deep Hit
- Flow Like a River
- St. James
- Duchess
- Spanish Doors
- We Have Met Before
7.0
2 praise/complaints:
'There's one original Twins composition, the mellow "Belles" '
Belles is a cover - the original is by Vetiver (on the album of the same name). The two original Twins songs on the EP are Spanish Doors and We Have Met Before :)
sorry, my bad
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