The Gutter Twins

MARK LANEGAN & GREG DULLI RETURN TO SUB POP AS THE GUTTER TWINS

Highly Anticipated Gutter Twins Record Saturnalia Scheduled for March 4th, 2008 Worldwide Release

Special Pre-Record Release Performances Scheduled for New York, Paris, London, Amsterdam and San Francisco

SEATTLE, WA - Sub Pop veterans Greg Dulli and Mark Lanegan return to the label in its 20th year under the moniker The Gutter Twins for the March 4th, 2008 worldwide release of Saturnalia, their highly anticipated first album. In addition, the band has announced a handful of very special US and European show dates to preview the complex and carefully crafted songs in advance of the official record release. Show dates and on sale information provided below.

Mark Lanegan rose to fame as singer for the much loved Seattle band Screaming Trees qnd Greg Dulli as the magnetic leader of the Afghan Whigs. Following the break up of both groups, Lanegan and Dulli went on to achieve significant notice on their own. Lanegan continued to release successful solo albums, as well as create vivid partnerships with the likes of Belle & Sebastian singer Isobel Campbell and Queens of the Stone Age. Dulli, meanwhile, innovatively fused indie, soul and electronic sounds in his post-Whigs ensemble the Twilight Singers, who released their first album, Twilight As Played By The Twilight Singers, in 2000; the most recent Twilight effort, 2006's Powder Burns, proved a crowning achievement, landing on many year-end best lists.

The Gutter Twins was born out of a rumor told by Lanegan to a journalist after the two artists began collaborating together in various ways in 2002. What started as a rumor grew into an honest and raw record, and while Saturnalia brings together the driving forces behind '90s favorites, the record does not rest on the sonic laurels of these singer's previous successes.

"I couldn't tell you what Saturnalia's theme is, but there's a seeking of transcendence that's new." Greg Dulli explains. "I have never written songs like this before - it's a different temple I'm visiting."

Upcoming show Dates
2/14/08 New York, NY Bowery Ballroom (On sale 11/30)
2/19/08 Paris, France Maroquinerie (On sale 11/29)
2/21/08 London, England Koko - Sponsored by NME (On sale now)
2/23/08 Amsterdam, Netherlands Melkweg (On Sale 11/29)
3/1/08 San Francisco, CA Noise Pop - Bimbo's

Papillon Live in Brussels/Free Download

To celebrate and share the love with y'all, we have posted a live version of "Papillon" recorded on November 26, 2006 at Ancienne Belgique in Brussels as a free download. This version features a mashup of "The Killing Moon" by Echo and the Bunnymen. Enjoy...

Download "Papillon" at The Twilight Singers' Myspace site.

Tam ve’nishlam

And just like that it was finished. What started in May 2006 is now complete. 115 shows in 22 countries and now I sit in a hotel room in Australia staring at the sea trying to squint to see Antarctica. I look back on the most rewarding tour I've ever been on and would like to publicly thank the most amazing musicians and crew a singer could ever hope to find. We became a soul machine and turned air into wine every night we hit the boards. Songs began taking on a life of their own and it was actually exciting to wake up everyday to see what would happen next. Even with the non- stop travel, we bonded as brothers and rolled into each town on a mission to blow your mind (and ours). I'll never forget this tour and look forward to the next phase, epoch and version of the Twilight Singers. I sense we are on the cusp of something unique and beautiful and wage that time will bear me out.

To the phenomenal audiences we played to, who, more often than not became the seventh band member (those of you who know what I mean, know who you are). What can I say? You lifted us up and let us fly and never let us get away with anything but the best we could possibly give you. Thank you to those who have been there from the beginning and thank you to the curious who came to see about all the fuss. It was the combination that made for some of most emotional moments I've ever experienced on a stage and I am humbly grateful for this.

So now, after the Australian summer is in my rearview, I will begin to clear the paths and ford the rivers to the Promised Land of the Gutter Twins. Between what is already completed and what lies ahead, my consciousness is stirred and my imagination on fire.

Con tanto amore-
Gx

Melbourne/Jan 2007

Australia/New Zealand Shows

The Twilight Singers will perform for the first time ever in Australia and New Zealand in January 2007. These shows will mark the final performances of the Powder Burns tour. Following these shows, the recording sessions for the Gutter Twins debut will re-commence.

Jan 11 Studio/Auckland NZ
Jan 12 Prince of Wales/Melbourne AU
Jan 13 Metro Theater/Sydney AU
Jan 14 The Zoo/Brisbane AU

Twilight Singers on TV

The Twilight Singers will perform on Jimmy Kimmel Live on Wednesday, January 3, 2007 playing a song from Powder Burns. Jimmy Kimmel Live airs weeknights on ABC at 12:05 AM.

If you are interested in seeing The Twilight Singers perform a brief set in person and being a part of the Jimmy Kimmel Live audience, please visit www.1iota.com and follow these steps:

· Click the 1iota TV Shows button
· Click the Jimmy Kimmel Live logo
· Choose The Twilight Singers event link to request tickets

Attendance to this show is by invitation only and is extremely limited.