Album review: Mark Lanegan, Imitations (Heavenly)

 

Andy Gill
Thursday 12 September 2013 18:02 BST
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This album of covers was inspired by Mark Lanegan's childhood recollections of his parents' social evenings, when the tones of such as Andy Williams, Bobby Darin and Frank Sinatra would wrap warmly around proceedings. His own sepia baritone summons some of that warmth on versions of “Solitaire”, “Autumn Leaves” and “You Only Live Twice”. Elsewhere, the crepuscular tone spreads into more recent material such as The Twilight Singers' “Deepest Shade” and a beautiful version of Nick Cave's “Brompton Oratory”.

Download: Brompton Oratory; Mack the Knife; Solitaire; You Only Live Twice

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