Somewhere across the canyon, a lonely wind blows. The horses are drinking in deep, long gulps, and as you lift your eyes to the blazing sun, a vulture circles overhead. The carnival’s in town, Joe, they say, but you’re not listening. Because from somewhere in the distance a melody is playing, melancholic and tough. That voice: it sounds so familiar. Could it be… could it be… Mark Lanegan of The Screaming Trees and Queens of The Stone Age? Yessss, whisper the scattered trees. Yesssss, howls the coyote. He’s back with English band Soulsavers and some very, very special guests for the group’s third full-length, Broken.
“Special guests? In these here Godforsaken parts?” you ask. Why yessss. Friends like Mike Patton of Faith No More, Spiritualized’s Jason Pierce, Gibby Haynes of The Butthole Surfers, Richard Hawley, new Australian voice Red Ghost, and Martyn LeNoble, studio bassist for Porno for Pyros and Jane’s Addiction, all stop by for some sweet duet action. LeNoble will be helping Lanegran and Soulsavers take it to the streets, along with Spiritualized guitarist Rich Warren. The album drops August 18 on V2 Records and a North American tour winds its way through all the dusty, Harry Crews-influenced no-name towns of the United States. And you know, LA and DC and stuff.
Broken tracklisting:
1. The Seventh Proof
2. Death Bells
3. Unbalanced Pieces
4. You Will Miss Me When I Burn
5. Some Misunderstanding
6. All the Way Down
7. Shadows Fall
8. Can't Catch the Train
9. Pharaoh's Chariot
10. Praying Ground
11. Rolling Sky
12. Wise Blood
13. By My Side
Save the Date:
09.06.09 - Portland, OR - Wonder Ballroom
09.07.09 - Seattle, WA - Bumbershoot Festival
09.09.09 - San Francisco, CA - The Independent
09.10.09 - Los Angeles, CA - Troubadour
09.12.09 - San Diego, CA - Casbah
09.15.09 - Austin, TX - Stubb’s
09.16.09 - Dallas, TX - House of Blues
09.18.09 - New Orleans, LA - One Eyed Jacks
09.19.09 - Atlanta, GA - The Loft
09.21.09 - Washington, DC - Rock and Roll Hotel
09.22.09 - New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom
09.23.09 - Boston, MA - Paradise Rock Club
09.25.09 - Toronto, ON - Mod Club
09.26.09 - Cleveland, OH - Grog Shop
09.27.09 - Chicago, IL - Double Door
