Saturnalia (The Gutter Twins album)

Saturnalia
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
The Gutter Twins chronology
Saturnalia
(2008)		 Adorata
(2008)Adorata2008
Singles from Saturnalia
  1. "Idle Hands"
    Released: April 14, 2008
  2. "God's Children" / "Spanish Doors"
    Released: August 4, 2008
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Crawdaddy!(favorable)[2]
NME(7/10)[3]
Pitchfork Media(7.8/10)[4]
The Skinny[5]
The Sun[6]
Twisted Ear[7]
Uncut[8]

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 was also the first single, released April 14, 2008.

Music

Recording

On Christmas Day 2003, Dulli and Lanegan started recording songs which would become Saturnalia. 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 announced a UK tour in May 2008, where they played 6 live concerts around Britain. The band played 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).

Track listing

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

Personnel

  • Greg Dulli – vocals (all songs), guitar (1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 11, 12), bass (1, 11), organ (1), congas (1), piano (2, 3, 9), drums (3, 9, 10, 11), organ (3), mellotron (4, 5, 6, 11, 12), Rhodes (7, 9, 10, 12)
  • Mark Lanegan – vocals (all songs except 9)

Guest appearances

  • Joseph Arthur – vocals (5)
  • Norm Block – drums (1, 11)
  • David Catching – guitar (12)
  • Scott Ford – bass (1, 2, 5, 9, 10), vocals (1, 2)
  • Petra Haden – violin (9)
  • Jeff Klein – guitar (2, 9, 11), organ (5), programming (11)
  • Mario Lalli – bass (6), guitar (10)
  • Eddie Nappi – bass (7, 12), drums (7)
  • Rick G. Nelson – violin/viola/cello (5, 6)
  • Quintron – organ (8)
  • Andy Preen – drums/percussion (8)
  • Dave Rosser – guitar (2, 5, 6, 9), vocals/bass/lap steel/organ (8), mandolin (11)
  • Mathias Schneeberger – guitar (1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11), organ (1), harmonium (1, 2), bass (3, 4), drums (4), mellotron (11)
  • Natasha Shneider – synthesizer/sequencer (11)
  • Cully Symington – drums (5, 9)
  • Martina Topley-Bird – vocals (4)
  • Jen Turner – vocals (5)
  • Troy Van Leeuwen – guitar (3, 4, 7)
  • Simone Vitucci – cello (1, 9)
  • Greg Wieczorek – drums (2, 6, 8), vocals (5), percussion (8)
  • Brian Young – drums (12)

Chart positions

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

References

  1. ↑ Saturnalia at AllMusic
  2. ↑ Crawdaddy! review
  3. ↑ NME review
  4. ↑ Pitchfork Media review
  5. ↑ The Skinny review
  6. ↑ The Sun review
  7. ↑ Twisted Ear review
  8. ↑ Uncut Magazine review
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