Disclaimer: You are about to be alerted as to how old I possibly could be.

Hey, does anyone remember the zine Fat Greg Dulli? Each issue would take rather gratuitous shots at Greg Dulli back in the Afghan Whigs days. I think there were like five or six of those ever made. I read one, which was sent to me by an American acquaintance at the time. Which was kind of ironic because I really liked the Whigs. I still do. I still get antsy when I hear Miles Iz Ded.

Yet to this day, I can’t but think it funny that an indie zine was made up for the sole purpose of knocking someone down a few pegs by pointing out a physical attribute which could keep them from scoring babes.

But Greg Dulli isn’t fat. Squishy, maybe, but fat? No. Even after all these years and a new project alongside ex-Screaming Trees Mark Lanegan calling themselves The Gutter Twins, Dulli has avoided descent into corpulence-dom. He’s even avoided, Lanegan included, relying heavily on past successes to formulate the duo’s sound, both men instead choosing to tread down a new path to define themselves.

The themes are familiar and the ambiance, filled with dread and bitterness, feels like home; a miserable, bleak home, but home nonetheless. Yet nostalgia is left far behind as both men continue to pursue new sounds, new ideals, new truths, and we’re all privileged enough to be along for the ride. So sit back, enjoy, and grab some nachos.

Just, you know, don’t pass any to Greg.

MP3: The Gutter Twins - Idle Hands

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