New albums by Mark Lanegan and Thurston Moore
Today, all guitar music fans are having a field day: April 28 2017 marks the release date of both Mark Lanegan and Thurston Moore’s new albums. Lanegan’s Gargoyle received 10 out of 10 from Mojo and 8 out of 10 points from Guardian, Q, The Skinny or PopMaters. Moore’s latest record Rock n Roll Consciousness also has a high score on average: It’s been praised by the likes of Spin, Mojo, Uncut or Clash. You can give both albums a listen via Spotify. In 10 weeks, you can hear this new amazing music live at Pohoda 2017.
28. April 2017
Mark Lanegan: Gargoyle
Mojo: "A hugely enjoyable whole. After a fortnight's heavy rotation, it has yet to reveal its fatal flaw."
Uncut: "Think Depeche Mode at their darkest and pitch-shift Dave Gahan´s voice down an octave, and you´re close to the appeal of Gargoyle, Lanegan´s darkly compeling album... It´s bleakness that is almost cleansing and redemptive."
Guardian: "Lanegan’s inimitable grumble puts his own distinctive stamp on songs about loneliness and inner demons. It’s dark, but there is a hint of black humour in lines such as: “Everywhere I look it’s a bummer.."
PopMatters: "Gargoyle is as confident and assured as anything Lanegan has released. It stands up alongside his best work and pushes his method in a few new directions, without trying to break from the paradigm."
Thurston Moore: Rock n Roll Consciousness
Spin: "His most concise, transportive record to date. The keys to Consciousness’ triumph: fewer songs, fewer vocals, way, way more gorgeous guitar work.."
Clash: "This is a guitar record through and through, another attempt to push the instrument to its limit from a man who has made smacking a six string into a bonafide art form. If you are still pining for a Sonic Youth reunion at the end of this album then your ears might need retuning. This is the sound of a questing spirit pushing at the parameters of unlimited freedom, a hand reaching out to grasp infinity and not falling far short."
Pitchfork: "Moore uses outer aggression to achieve inner bliss... Its five tracks (averaging eight minutes a piece) feel like carefully plotted epics rather than improvised excursions..."