Morphine Announce New Album Cocoon Featuring Recordings Mark Sandman Made Before His 1999 Death
As the years pass, it gets harder and harder to believe that Mark Sandman was a real guy — that he made the music that he did, that he looked like that, that he was actually named Mark Sandman, and that he died in the way that he did. He was like a character that Jim Jarmusch might dream up. Sandman sang in a deep and lascivious baritone and played two-string slide bass as the frontman of…
Morphine, the Boston rock band fronted by Mark Sandman, is set to release a new album titled Cocoon, featuring recordings made by Sandman before his untimely death in 1999. Sandman, known for his deep and melodic baritone voice and two-string slide bass playing, was a unique presence in the music world, often compared to characters created by filmmaker Jim Jarmusch.
Morphine, who released four albums, including the critically acclaimed Cure For Pain in 1993, completed their final album, The Night, in 2000, following Sandman's death during a performance in Italy. Now, more than 25 years after his passing, Morphine is set to release another posthumous album, with all tracks featuring Sandman's work from before his tragic demise.
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