Gargoyle | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | April 28, 2017 | |||
Length | 41:11 | |||
Label | Heavenly Recordings | |||
Producer | Alain Johannes | |||
Mark Lanegan Band chronology | ||||
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Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AnyDecentMusic? | 7.5/10 [1] |
Metacritic | 83/100 [2] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [3] |
Clash | 7/10 [4] |
The Guardian | [5] |
The Independent | [6] |
Mojo | [7] |
The Observer | [8] |
Pitchfork | 6.3/10 [9] |
Q | [10] |
Record Collector | [11] |
Uncut | 8/10 [12] |
Gargoyle is the tenth studio album by American singer Mark Lanegan (credited to "Mark Lanegan Band"). It was released in April 2017 on Heavenly Recordings. It was produced by Lanegan's long-time collaborator Alain Johannes. Roughly half of the music on the record was written by UK-based Rob Marshall through e-mail exchanges with Lanegan, who would write lyrics subsequently. [13]
While retaining much of the tenebrous imagery of previous records, Gargoyle arguably marks a step toward somewhat a lighter sound, as noted by reviewer Kieron Tyler: "Everything expected is present and correct: the bottom-of-the-boots voice; lugubrious yet affecting melodies; an ominous mood; lyrics dwelling on life’s dark corners. Even so, Gargoyle is an uplifting album, one allowing the sun to peak from behind a cloud." [14]
All tracks are written by Mark Lanegan, Alain Johannes and Rob Marshall except where noted.
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Death's Head Tattoo" | 4:20 |
2. | "Nocturne" (Lanegan, Marshall) | 4:22 |
3. | "Blue Blue Sea" (Johannes, Lanegan) | 3:24 |
4. | "Beehive" (Lanegan, Marshall) | 3:49 |
5. | "Sister" (Johannes, Lanegan) | 5:03 |
6. | "Emperor" (Johannes, Lanegan) | 3:36 |
7. | "Goodbye to Beauty" (Lanegan, Marshall) | 3:15 |
8. | "Drunk on Destruction" (Lanegan, Marshall) | 3:25 |
9. | "First Day of Winter" (Johannes, Lanegan) | 3:27 |
10. | "Old Swan" (Lanegan, Marshall) | 6:30 |
Chart | Peak position |
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Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [15] | 71 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [16] | 8 |
French Albums (SNEP) [17] | 127 |
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [18] | 36 |
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE) [19] | 63 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [20] | 35 |
Publication | Accolade | Year | Rank | Ref. |
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Gigwise | Top 51 Albums | 2017 | 24 | |
PopMatters | Top 60 Albums | 2017 | 36 |
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