Live Review: Mark Lanegan Band

True to form, Lanegan never switches from his natural style and demeanour: hand on microphone, the other on the stand, eyelids all reptilian-like, and almost no interaction with the audience. But that’s Lanegan – all poise and concentration as he feels the blues and channels it out into the musical ether. Warped, industrial-style Rowland S.…

True to form, Lanegan never switches from his natural style and demeanour: hand on microphone, the other on the stand, eyelids all reptilian-like, and almost no interaction with the audience. But that’s Lanegan – all poise and concentration as he feels the blues and channels it out into the musical ether. Warped, industrial-style Rowland S. Howard guitars and Aldo Struyf keys with added eerie guitar effects soon coil around Bubblegum tracks, ‘Hit the City’ and ‘Wedding Dress’. While back-to-back Field Songs tracks, ‘One Way Street’ and ‘Resurrection Song’, expose the more tender and melodious shades of the man’s character. Check the full review here.