The Twilight Singers ‎– Twilight As Played By The Twilight Singers CD / Greg Dulli

For years, I have assumed that alt-rock soul-man Greg Dulli of The Afghan Whigs spent all his off-time listening to Prince albums, given his insatiable desire to reinvent his chubby-assed self as a svelte soul stirrer. Now it seems he has introduced the occasional Portishead disc into the rotation. On this long-awaited extracurricular offering — which was actually recorded before the Whigs’ last disc, 1965 — Dulli updates the soul ‘n’ B backdrop of his old band with the clattering, syncopated beats, looped samples and moody, sinister funk of British trip-hop. For the most part, he pulls it off impressively — the heartbreaking ballad King Only and the funky jive of Annie Mae, for instance, suggest Prince jamming with Massive Attack. Naturally, it’s a downbeat affair in more ways than one, and there are a few filler tracks that really seem more like experimental vignettes than actual songs. But all in all, Twilight…proves there’s a lot more to Dulli than most of us ever thought.

Label: Columbia

Country: Europe

Media Condition: Near Mint (NM or M-)
Sleeve Condition: Near Mint (NM or M-)