Saturnalia (album)

Infobox Album
Name = Saturnalia
Type = Album
Artist = The Gutter Twins

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Released = March 4, 2008
Recorded = 2003-2008
Genre = Alternative rock
Length = 52:30
Label = Sub Pop
Producer = Mathias Schneeberger, Greg Dulli, Mark Lanegan
Reviews =
* Allmusic Rating|4|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:j9fpxzwjld0e link]
* "Crawdaddy!" (favorable) [http://crawdaddy.wolfgangsvault.com/Article.aspx?id=5942 link]
* "NME" rating-10|7 [http://www.nme.com/reviews/the-gutter-twins/9536 link]
* "The Skinny" Rating|4|5 [http://www.skinnymag.co.uk/content/view/6705/ link]
* "The Sun" Rating|5|5 [http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/sftw/article858871.ece link]
* Twisted Ear Rating|4|5 [http://www.twistedear.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1611&Itemid=31 link]
* Pitchfork Media (7.8) [http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/49045-saturnalia link]
* "Uncut" Rating|4|5 [http://uncut.co.uk/music/mark_lanegan/reviews/11208 link]
Chronology = The Gutter Twins
Last album =
This album = "Saturnalia" (2008)
Next album = "Adorata" (2008)
Misc = Singles
Name = Saturnalia
Type = Studio
single 1 = Idle Hands
single 1 date = April 14, 2008
single 2 = God's Children" / "Spanish Doors
single 2 date = August 4, 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.

Music

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.

"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]

Track listing

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External links

* [http://www.myspace.com/theguttertwins Official MySpace page]