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Compositionally, Blues Funeral resembles Here Comes That Weird Chill , the EP of stodgy and brain-swelled "Oddities & Outtakes" from 2004's brooding and lovely Bubblegum in that songs head straight, on an unwavering tear until they're done, only here things are more polished.

Mark Lanegan is best known as either the frontman to the rock band Screaming Trees or for his solo blues albums that began with The Winding Sheet and perfected on Whiskey for the Holy Ghost .

Our critics take a look at some of this week's new releases... POP Joshua Radin: The Rock and The Tide 14th Floor Records, A 12.99 ** DON'T be taken in by the purported move from solo acoustic mimsy to full band rock'n'rollerama on Joshua "Mad Dog" Radin's latest album.