Saturnalia (The Gutter Twins 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
Twisted Ear
Uncut

Saturnalia is the only 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

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"The Stations"	Dulli, Lanegan	4:34
2.	"God's Children"	Dulli	4:57
3.	"All Misery/Flowers"	Dulli, Lanegan	4:23
4.	"The Body"	Dulli	3:03
5.	"Idle Hands"	Dulli, Lanegan	4:38
6.	"Circle the Fringes"	Dulli, Lanegan	5:24
7.	"Who Will Lead Us?"	Lanegan	3:49
8.	"Seven Stories Underground"	Dulli, Lanegan	3:22
9.	"I Was in Love with You"	Dulli	4:25
10.	"Bête noire"	Lanegan	3:52
11.	"Each to Each"	Dulli, Jeff Klein	4:49
12.	"Front Street"	Dulli, Lanegan	5:22

Personnel

• Greg Dulli – vocals (all songs), guitar (1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 11, 12), bass (1, 11), organ (1), congas (1), piano (2, 3, 9), drums (3, 9, 10, 11), organ (3), mellotron (4, 5, 6, 11, 12), Rhodes (7, 9, 10, 12)
• Mark Lanegan – vocals (all songs except 9)

Guest appearances

• Joseph Arthur – vocals (5)
• Norm Block – drums (1, 11)
• David Catching – guitar (12)
• Scott Ford – bass (1, 2, 5, 9, 10), vocals (1, 2)
• Petra Haden – violin (9)
• Jeff Klein – 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/lap steel/organ (8), mandolin (11)
• Mathias Schneeberger – guitar (1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11), organ (1), harmonium (1, 2), bass (3, 4), drums (4), mellotron (11)
• Natasha Shneider – synthesizer/sequencer (11)
• Cully Symington – drums (5, 9)
• Martina Topley-Bird – vocals (4)
• Jen Turner – vocals (5)
• Troy Van Leeuwen – 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

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