''Saturnalia'' is the only studio

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, a collaboration between

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and

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. 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

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sings backing vocals on "Idle Hands." The song was also the first single, released April 14, 2008.

Music

Recording

On Christmas Day

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, Dulli and Lanegan started recording songs which would become ''Saturnalia''. Lanegan said "It started pretty innocently." In July 2007,

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announced that the band had signed to Seattle label

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; 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

Personnel

– vocals (all songs), guitar (1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 11, 12), bass (1, 11), organ (1),

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s (1), piano (2, 3, 9), drums (3, 9, 10, 11), organ (3),

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(4, 5, 6, 11, 12),

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(7, 9, 10, 12) *

– vocals (all songs except 9)

Guest appearances

– vocals (5) *

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– drums (1, 11) *

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– guitar (12) * Scott Ford – bass (1, 2, 5, 9, 10), vocals (1, 2) *

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– violin (9) *

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– guitar (2, 9, 11), organ (5), programming (11) * Mario Lalli – bass (6), guitar (10) * Eddie Nappi – bass (7, 12), drums (7) * Rick G. Nelson – violin/viola/cello (5, 6) * Quintron – organ (8) * Andy Preen – drums/percussion (8) * Dave Rosser – guitar (2, 5, 6, 9), vocals/bass/

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/organ (8), mandolin (11) * Mathias Schneeberger – guitar (1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11), organ (1),

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(1, 2), bass (3, 4), drums (4), mellotron (11) *

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–

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/ sequencer (11) * Cully Symington – drums (5, 9) *

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– vocals (4) * Jen Turner – vocals (5) *

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– guitar (3, 4, 7) * Simone Vitucci – cello (1, 9) * Greg Wieczorek – drums (2, 6, 8), vocals (5), percussion (8) * Brian Young – drums (12)

Chart positions

References

External links

Official MySpace page
{{Authority control 2008 albums Albums produced by Greg Dulli Sub Pop albums The Gutter Twins albums