Saturnalia (album)

For other uses, see saturnalia (disambiguation).

Saturnalia
Studio album by The Gutter Twins
Released	March 4, 2008
Recorded	2003-2008
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	52:30
Label	Sub Pop
Producer	Mathias Schneeberger, Greg Dulli, Mark Lanegan
The Gutter Twins chronology
Saturnalia (2008) Adorata (2008)
Singles from Saturnalia
"Idle Hands" Released: April 14, 2008 "God's Children" / "Spanish Doors" Released: August 4, 2008

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic
Crawdaddy!	(favorable)
NME	(7/10)
Pitchfork Media	(7.8/10)
The Skinny
The Sun
Twisted Ear
Uncut

Saturnalia is the first studio album by The Gutter Twins, a collaboration between Greg Dulli and Mark Lanegan. The album, which was started as far back as 2003, was released on March 4, 2008. Prior to the album's release, the duo began posting songs on their official MySpace page. Joseph Arthur sings backing vocals on "Idle Hands." The song was also the first single, released April 14, 2008.

Music

Recording

On Christmas Day 2003, Dulli and Lanegan started recording songs which would become Saturnalia. Lanegan said "It started pretty innocently." In July 2007, Pitchfork Media announced that the band had signed to Seattle label Sub Pop; soon thereafter, the March 4, 2008 release date was set.

Saturnalia Tour

The Gutter Twins announced a UK tour in May 2008, where they played 6 live concerts around Britain. The band played Oxford Academy (August 11), Nottingham Rescue Rooms (12), London Shepherd's Bush Empire (13), Brighton, Komedia (26), Sheffield, Leadmill (27) and Liverpool, Academy 2 (30).

Track listing

#	Song	Length	Vocals	Composer(s)
1	"The Stations"	4:34	Dulli/Lanegan	Lanegan, Mark/Dulli, Greg
2	"God's Children"	4:57	Dulli	Dulli, Greg
3	"All Misery/Flowers"	4:23	Dulli/Lanegan	Lanegan, Mark/Dulli, Greg
4	"The Body"	3:03	Dulli	Dulli, Greg
5	"Idle Hands"	4:38	Dulli/Lanegan	Lanegan, Mark/Dulli, Greg
6	"Circle the Fringes"	5:24	Dulli/Lanegan	Lanegan, Mark/Dulli, Greg
7	"Who Will Lead Us?"	3:49	Lanegan	Lanegan, Mark
8	"Seven Stories Underground"	3:22	Dulli/Lanegan	Lanegan, Mark/Dulli, Greg
9	"I Was in Love With You"	4:25	Dulli	Dulli, Greg
10	"Bête Noire"	3:52	Lanegan	Lanegan, Mark
11	"Each to Each"	4:49	Dulli/Klein	Klein, Jeff/Dulli, Greg
12	"Front Street"	5:22	Dulli/Lanegan	Lanegan, Mark/Dulli, Greg

Chart positions

Year	Chart	Position
2008	US Billboard 200	117
	US Top Heatseekers	3
	US Top Independent Albums	16
	UK Albums Chart	54
	Swedish Album Chart	47
	Dutch Album Chart	72
	Belgian Album Chart	7

External links

• Official MySpace page