| Blues Funeral | ||||
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| Released | February 6, 2012 | |||
| Recorded | January—May 2011 | |||
| Studio | 11AD Studio, Hollywood, California | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock, blues rock | |||
| Length | 55:27 | |||
| Language | English | |||
| Label | 4AD | |||
| Producer | Alain Johannes | |||
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Blues Funeral is the seventh studio album by American alternative rock musician Mark Lanegan, released on February 6, 2012 on 4AD.[1] The album was recorded with producer Alain Johannes throughout early 2011 and Johannes, as well as other musicians including Greg Dulli, David Catching and Jack Irons, contributed to the recording process.[1] Blues Funeral was announced for release on November 7, 2011 through Lanegan's official website[2] and less than a month later, the album's lead single, "The Gravedigger's Song," was released as a digital download on iTunes.[3]
Aside from collaborative albums with Isobel Campbell, and other collaboration projects including Soulsavers and The Gutter Twins, Blues Funeral was Mark Lanegan's first new material in eight years, since Bubblegum (2004)[4] Upon its release, Blues Funeral received widespread critical acclaim and charted in six countries within the week of its release, including Belgium, the Netherlands, Sweden, New Zealand and the United Kingdom.
- ^ a b "4AD – Blues Funeral by Mark Lanegan Band". 4AD. December 2011. Retrieved January 10, 2012.
- ^ "Mark Lanegan Band". marklanegan.com. November 7, 2011. Archived from the original on January 8, 2012. Retrieved January 10, 2012.
- ^ "iTunes – Music – The Gravedigger's Song – Single by Mark Lanegan Band". iTunes Store. December 5, 2011. Retrieved January 10, 2012.
- ^ Daniel Kreps (December 5, 2011). "Listen to Mark Lanegan Band's New Single 'The Gravedigger's Song' | SPIN.COM". Spin. Retrieved January 10, 2012.