Whiskey for the Holy Ghost by Mark Lanegan

Whiskey for the Holy Ghost is the second solo album from Screaming Trees singer Mark Lanegan, released on Sub Pop, and it digs deeper into the roots music he'd laid down on The Winding Sheet. Forget the Trees' grunge roar: this is the late-night, back-porch Lanegan, slow-burning and shadowy, the songs given room to breathe.

At the center is that voice, a worn baritone that people compare to Tom Waits, Leonard Cohen and Nick Cave, sounding like it's been left out in the weather. "Carnival" is the song that found its way onto the countdowns, and it carries the whole record's mood: weary, haunted and oddly tender.

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