Mark Lanegan Houston Publishing Demos 2002 on LP + Download

Mark Lanegan first rose to fame with his band the Screaming Trees in the '90s. Like other noted artists Lanegan has carved out a strong identity of his own as a vocalist and songwriter informed by the blues but willing to take his darkly poetic sensibility wherever his muse was pointing him, from hard rock to electronics.

Cut to 2002, The Screaming Trees had just recently disbanded and Lanegan was in the early years of his solo offerings (at this point he had released a mere five solo albums). The songs on Houston Publishing Demos 2002, were written, recorded, then shelved until now, with the release of this 12-song collection of previously unreleased demos on Ipecac Recordings. 

In addition to familiar tunes like "Has God Seen My Shadow?," "Halycon Daze" and "Gray Goes Black," most of the material here is being unveiled for the first time. Houston Publishing Demos 2002 was produced by Justice Records' Randall Jamail while the artwork for the album was done by The Mekon's John Langford.