Isobel Campbell & Mark Lanegan

The Profile

Scottish singer Isobel Campbell (ex–Belle & Sebastian) and American baritone Mark Lanegan (Screaming Trees, solo) collaborated from 2005 to 2010, blending folk, Americana and noir-tinged duets across three albums: Ballad of the Broken Seas (2006), Sunday At Devil Dirt (2008) and Hawk (2010).

Collaborative duo pairing Campbell’s airy vocals with Lanegan’s deep baritone; Campbell was a member of Belle & Sebastian, while Lanegan sang in Screaming Trees and worked extensively as a solo artist and collaborator.

Three reviews chart the duo’s unlikely chemistry: beauty-and-beast harmonies over folk, blues and Morricone-dusted Americana. Sunday At Devil Dirt is praised as sharper than their debut. Hawk is quiet yet moving, with “To Hell & Back Again” singled out. A 2007 London show earns raves, highlighted by a tribute to Jeffrey Lee Pierce. Overall: warm, admiring takes.