I guess it would be somewhat excusable if you were unaware of who Greg Dulli is. Afghan Whigs, the band Dulli fronted in the 90s, weren’t exactly commercial hitmakers. However, anyone who considers himself knowledgeable about alternative rock should have at least heard “Debonair” from Afghan Whigs 1993 album Gentlemen. So if you haven’t, I suggest you download that now. After the Whigs split in the late 90s, Dulli started a new project dubbed The Twilight Singers, which consists of Dulli and whoever he happens to be playing music with at the time. They’ve released four albums including last year’s stellar Powder Burns. The Twilight Singers are a little lighter and jazzier than Afghan Whigs, but still have some rocking parts. In 2005 Dulli came out with Amber Headlights, his only album released under his own name. The nine songs on this record are songs that Dulli wrote back in 2001, but were shelved after the death of a close friend caused him to go a different direction as he wrote what would become The Twilight Singers 2003 album Blackberry Belle. There are some excellent tunes on Amber Headlights including the great lead track “So Tight” which has plenty of attitude to go around, but my favorite would have to be today’s track “Cigarettes.” The jagged verse gives way to a soaring chorus that makes for an outstanding song. If this is your first encounter with Greg Dulli, by all means explore him further. A good start would be the Afghan Whigs retrospective Unbreakable which was released last year. Greg Dulli - "Cigarettes"
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