Cellist and founding member of Scottish indie heroes Belle and Sebastian, Isobel
Campbell left the band in 2002 after recording two low-key solo albums under the
moniker The Gentle Waves. Full of lonesome balladry and folksy, dark skied
melancholy, she released Amorino (2003) and Milkwhite Sheets (2006) under her
own name before teaming up with Mark Lanegan from former grunge band Screaming
Trees. It proved a masterstroke, with Campbell's sweet, angelic vocals
contrasting with Lanegan's deep, guttural growl over alt. country lullabies on
the brilliant Mercury Prize nominated albu...