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9.0
54632
9.0 |
Clash
An unassuming and bewitching masterpiece
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8.0
54538
8.0 |
Drowned In Sound
The great thing about both Mark Lanegan and multi-instrumentalist Duke Garwood is that they will always genuinely surprise
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8.0
54456
8.0 |
God Is In The TV
Lanegan and Garwood surely know their history, and on a recording so mature, loved, comforting, baked as ‘Black Pudding, it’s an inspiring thing
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8.0
54528
8.0 |
Q
Another unexpected career highlight from the tombstone vocalist. Print edition only
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8.0
54530
8.0 |
Uncut
Dark meditations meet serene, fingerpicked guitar. Print edition only
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7.5
54668
7.5 |
The Line Of Best Fit
Mark Lanegan and Duke Garwood have demonstrated that there’s still plenty of life lurking in the muddy waters of the blues
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7.5
55619
7.5 |
The Quietus
Like the whiskey that is often used to describe as soaking Lanegan's larynx, his music just gets better and better with age
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7.0
54665
7.0 |
PopMatters
The term “cult album” was coined for records such as Black Pudding
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7.0
54461
7.0 |
All Music
Garwood's haunted musical vision is seamlessly suited to underscore Lanegan's dry-as-dust vocals and his American Gothic lyric skills
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7.0
54536
7.0 |
NME
A startling listen. Print edition only
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7.0
54459
7.0 |
DIY
When the duo do click, it’s masterful
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6.7
54663
6.7 |
Pitchfork
Predictability isn’t the most exciting or virtuous artistic attribute, but at least Black Pudding is a luminous and finely crafted example of a well-established formula
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6.0
54648
6.0 |
Blurt
Though the sound is stripped down – limited mainly to voice, guitar and unusual atmospherics – the effect is also fairly frenzied and typically creepy as well
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6.0
54457
6.0 |
musicOMH
Although the musicianship is terrific and Lanegan never sounds anything but compelling, songs like Death Ride and War Memorial are as cheery and feel-good as the title would suggest
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6.0
54458
6.0 |
The Independent
An alliance of congruent attitudes and approaches
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6.0
54533
6.0 |
Mojo
The songwriting is stellar, but lost is the slip and slide that comes from ensemble playing. Print edition only
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5.5
54460
5.5 |
The 405
For something that sounds so rich and grandiose, there's just not enough below the surface
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5.0
54680
5.0 |
Consequence Of Sound
Spins like a promising duo still learning how to share space with each other
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