Mark Lanegan: Straight Songs Of Sorrow

Straight Songs of Sorrow, the twelfth studio album by gravel-voiced grunge survivor Mark Lanegan was never going to be an easy listen. In fact, it’s one of the darkest records he’s ever made, which is saying something. It’s also one of his best: a sprawling 15-track masterpiece. The vinyl version is a double album – 180 gram, with a gatefold sleeve. Fittingly, for a collection of songs based on his life story, the album embraces the folk and blues sounds that crept into his early solo recordings, as well as the electronic influences that have dominated his more recent releases. …