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Gargoyle
Studio album by Mark Lanegan Band
Released	April 28, 2017 (2017-04-28)
Length	41:11
Label	Heavenly Recordings
Producer	Alain Johannes
Mark Lanegan Band chronology
Houston Publishing Demos 2002 (2015) Gargoyle (2017) Somebody's Knocking (2019)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
AnyDecentMusic?	7.5/10
Metacritic	83/100
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
Clash	7/10
The Guardian
The Independent
Mojo
The Observer
Pitchfork	6.3/10
Q
Record Collector
Uncut	8/10

Gargoyle is the tenth studio album by American singer Mark Lanegan (credited to "Mark Lanegan Band"). It was released in April 2017 on Heavenly Recordings. It was produced by Lanegan's long-time collaborator Alain Johannes. Roughly half of the music on the record was written by UK-based Rob Marshall through e-mail exchanges with Lanegan, who would write lyrics subsequently.

While retaining much of the tenebrous imagery of previous records, Gargoyle arguably marks a step toward somewhat a lighter sound, as noted by reviewer Kieron Tyler: "Everything expected is present and correct: the bottom-of-the-boots voice; lugubrious yet affecting melodies; an ominous mood; lyrics dwelling on life’s dark corners. Even so, Gargoyle is an uplifting album, one allowing the sun to peak from behind a cloud."

Track listing

All tracks are written by Mark Lanegan, Alain Johannes and Rob Marshall except where noted

Personnel

• Mark Lanegan – vocals (1–10)
• Alain Johannes – verb guitar (1), bass (1,6,9), Prophet 5 (1,2,3,5,9), harmonium (2,3), Moog (2,3), Mellotron (2,3,5,9), B-3 (5,6), tremolo guitar (5,9), shaman drum (5), guitar (6), Farfisa (6), harpsichord (6), percussion (6), E-Bow (9), backing vocals (9), drum programming (9)
• Rob Marshall – bass (1,2,4,10), guitar (1,2,4,8,10), synthesizer (1,10), drum programming (1,4,8,10), drum loops (2,8), acoustic guitar (7), electric guitar (7), drums (7), piano (7), horns (10)
• Greg Dulli – backing vocals (1), acoustic guitar (4), Moog (4)
• Duke Garwood – horns (5), guitar (5)
• Martyn LeNoble – bass (2,4,7,8), melody bass (2)
• Frederic Lyenn Jacques – bass (5)
• Jean-Philippe de Gheest – drums (5)
• Jack Irons – drums (2,4,6,8)
• Aldo Struyf – piano (2,3), ARP (2,3,9), percussion (2,3,9)
• Shelley Brien – backing vocals (3,5)
• Josh Homme – backing vocals (6)

Charts

Accolades

References

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5. Simpson, Dave (April 27, 2017). "Mark Lanegan Band: Gargoyle review – mournful grandeur with hints of black humour". The Guardian. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
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• 2017 albums
• Mark Lanegan albums
• Albums produced by Alain Johannes
• Heavenly Recordings albums