''Black Pudding'' is a collaborative album by

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and the multi-instrumentalist

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. It was recorded by Justin Smith at Pink Duck Studios and mixed by

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at 11AD studios. The album was released in the United Kingdom by

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on May 13, 2013, and in the United States by

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the following day. The only single from the album, "Cold Molly", was released on April 20, 2013, as a

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exclusive.

Background

Garwood, a multi-instrumentalist who has worked with the Orb,

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, and

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, among others, worked with Lanegan previously when he toured as part of

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, the singer's project with

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. In his 2017 book ''I Am the Wolf: Music and Writings'', Lanegan writes that collaborator

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gave him a copy of Garwood's album ''Emerald Palace'' during the sessions for ''Sunday at Devil Dirt'', and he was impressed with the "beautiful, dark, and off-kilter music." After meeting, Lanegan realised they were "kindred spirits," recalling in ''I Am the Wolf'', "Over the course of the next several years, we sent song ideas back and forth, and in late 2012 we convened at

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's Pink Duck studio in Burbank, California, with producer Justin Smith to record ''Black Pudding''. The finished album contains some of my favorite songs: 'Mescalito' is a song I always enjoy playing live, and 'Last Rung,' 'Driver,' and 'War Memorial' are, to me, as perfect as anything I could ever hope to be a part of."

Reception

Thom Jurek of AllMusic: "Co-writing and recording a bleak yet emotionally honest collection of songs rooted in classic forms but not bound by them, is. As such, it succeeds in spades."

Track listing

Personnel

– Vocals *

– All Instruments *

– Guitar (9, 11), Keyboards (9, 11)

References

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