Gargoyle

"At first glance, Gargoyle doesn't feel like an album full of surprises, but after the second or third spin, the fuller and bolder sound of the arrangements and production becomes clear, and it all serves Lanegan's talents in a way his last few Mark Lanegan Band albums have not".

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"Gargoyle is as confident and assured as anything Lanegan has released. It stands up alongside his best work and pushes his method in a few new directions, without trying to break from the paradigm. It's no crossover work that'll likely garner him new fans, but it finds him cemented in his legacy".

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"On Mark Lanegan's 10th solo album, his leather voice and slow-burning songwriting play up the pulp and noir that's been with him his entire career ... Perhaps Lanegan wasn't conscious of the message he was sending, but like a gargoyle making faces to fend off intrusion, Lanegan all too often prevents the audience from seeing the artist that lives behind his dour exterior. Gargoyle is most engaging when it invites glimpses, however fleeting".

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