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and Mark Lanegan. Dulli and Lanegan had regularly contributed to each other's projects since 2000, most notably in Dulli's

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; of the duo's origins, Dulli said "I think Mark told a journalist we were doing it, and then the journalist called me, and I didn't know we were doing it." On Christmas Day 2003, Dulli and Lanegan began work on the collaboration. Their name is a punning homage to

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, the pseudonym used by

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and

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for work producing recordings by

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History

''Saturnalia'' (2008–09)

In July 2007, the music website

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announced that the duo, "two of the alt-rock era's greatest frontmen," had signed to Seattle label Sub Pop. Soon thereafter, Sub Pop reported a March 4, 2008 release date for their debut album '' Saturnalia''. The Gutter Twins appeared with their backup band on the '' Late Show with David Letterman'' on March 20, 2008, and toured the album throughout the USA and Europe during the year. Critical response to the album was consistently good; ''Blast'' magazine called it "an audial descent into the dark emotions that often lurk beneath the surface" and that "the haunting 'God’s Children' sounds like it was penned by U2’s long-lost cousin from Seattle" and ''Uncut'' said "with Lanegan at his stentorian best and Dulli in full confessional mode, ''Saturnalia'' is a feast, certainly – but one where the dishes are served delightfully raw." Scott Ford(by Scott Dudelson)

In September 2008, The Gutter Twins released the EP '' Adorata'' through iTunes. It features two original songs and cover versions of songs by José González, Primal Scream, Scott Walker,

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, and Eleven. A portion of ''Adorata''’s proceeds will go to the

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Memorial Fund. Shneider was a friend of the band and the late lead singer of Eleven. In January 2009, The Gutter Twins toured as a duet, backed by guitarist

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(who also sings lead vocals on "Tennessee Waltz"). The set list includes songs for both their albums, acoustic versions of some tracks from their previous bands and a few covers. They usually segue "God's Children" into Bob Dylan's "

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", jokingly acknowledging the obvious melodic similarities between their own song and Dylan's. "Stations" is also occasionally started with a short quote from the intro of " Stairway to Heaven", which Dulli states is his favorite song of all time. In February 2022, it was announced that Lanegan had died, at the age of 57.

Discography

Studio albums

*'' Saturnalia'' (Sub Pop, 2008)

EPs

*'' Adorata'' (Sub Pop, 2008) – digital only

References

External links

*
The Gutter Twins official MySpace pageThe Gutter Twins
at Sub Pop
Gutter Twins comprehensive discography at The Shawn Smith Collective
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