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Hear Mark Lanegan’s Rare, Moody ‘Bubblegum’ Outtake ‘Heard a Train’
Hear Mark Lanegan's previously unreleased 'Bubblegum' outtake, "Heard a Train."
On the song “Heard a Train,” Lanegan sings ominous lyrics like “Somebody said that they missed me but who that was I couldn’t say,” and “Living on is a wage of sin” over a propulsive locomotive rhythm and oom-pah guitar. It quickly became a critical favorite due to how the songs paired Lanegan’s gravelly voice and allusions to seedy drug use with jittery guitar expressionism and swinging bluesy rhythms. The reissue, Bubblegum XX, which was made with Lanegan’s estate, features the original album, as well as the EP Here Comes That Weird Chill (Methamphetamine Blues, Extras & Oddities) and 12 previously unreleased tracks, like “Heard a Train.” One outtake is a duet with Beck, for which Beck recently recorded his part, and several are demo recordings Lanegan cut with Queens of the Stone Age’s Troy Van Leeuwen in various hotel rooms.
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