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The Afghan Whigs’ Greg Dulli Lights a New Fire
The Afghan Whigs are better now than they’ve ever been. The last decade of the band’s output, 2014’s Do to the Beast and three years later, In Spades, and, now, How Do You Burn?, reflect a streak unmatched by any other period in their storied, 35-year career. Like The Empire Strikes Back, The Afghan Whigs 2.0 is the rare sequel that outshines the original. This success is due in large part to the continual evolution, constant collaboration, and relentless experimentation of singer/songwriter Greg Dulli. “I really like the now,” Dulli tells SPIN over the phone. “I change so much over a year or two about what gets me off.” Dulli’s career has been defined by perpetual motion. Musically, he’s never stopped hurtling forward, always searching for what’s new and exciting to him. He’s never really...
New Afghan Whigs Album to Feature the Late Mark Lanegan
On the heels of their recent single “I’ll Make You See God,” Afghan Whigs will release their first album since 2017, How Do You Burn?, on September 9. The 10-track set features the first appearance on a Whigs album by the late Mark Lanegan, who collaborated with Whigs leader Greg Dulli on a number of other projects over the past 20-plus years, including their band Gutter Twins. Another preview track from the new album, “The Getaway,” is out today in tandem with a dramatic, astronaut-themed music video directed by Philip Harder and Patrick Pierson. How Do You Burn? extends Dulli’s relationship with BMG, which released his 2020 solo album Random Desire in tandem with the artist’s Royal Cream imprint. [embedded content][embedded content] Beyond Lanegan, whom Dulli says gave the album its name...
28 Musicians Predict the 2020 Baseball Season
Against all odds and the advice of many virologists, the 2020 MLB season is finally underway. Whether that’s a good idea in the midst of a pandemic is beside the point because it’s happening. Baseball is back, albeit in a much stranger fashion than anyone could have imagined when spring training began in February (which may as well have been 1923). With a 60-game season looming and a bunch of bizarre rule changes in effect (universal DH, runner starting on second base in extra innings, expanded rosters, and more playoff teams), the season is set to be the most unpredictable in years. You know who else is stoked about the season finally starting? Musicians. There’s always been a romanticism between artists and baseball that makes perfect sense. Thus, we’ve summoned a panel of baseball...
