You know vocalist Mark Lanegan from '90s Seattle heavyweights Screaming Trees. You know cellist/keyboardist/vocalist Isobel Campell from her work with Scotland's Belle & Sebastian. But did you know that Isobel Campbell and Mark Lanegan have recorded two albums of duets together? Sophomore effort Sunday at Devil Dirt is a light and brooding marathon of acoustic folk ballads, simmering light blues, classic country and western, and mild Portishead atmospherics (just listen to "Come On Over [Turn Me On]"). Much of the time Lanegan does a nearly spot on Leonard Cohen, and occasionally his gravelly pipes move into Tom Waits-territory on the muscular "Back Burner," as Campbell fights for space with her lilting voice. She does however shine on a solo spot during the Mississippi Delta Blues acoustic number "Shot Gun Blues," showcasing her sultriness. Two-and-a-half minutes of Johnny Cash-style country is even heard on "Keep me in Mind Sweetheart." A little backbone comes with a

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