Somebody's Knocking

For the song by Terri Gibbs, see Somebody's Knockin'.

Somebody's Knocking
Studio album by Mark Lanegan Band
Released	October 18, 2019 (2019-10-18)
Length	56:53
Label	Heavenly
Producer	Alain Johannes
Mark Lanegan Band chronology
Gargoyle (2017) Somebody's Knocking (2019) Straight Songs of Sorrow (2020)

Somebody's Knocking is the eleventh studio album by American singer Mark Lanegan (credited to "Mark Lanegan Band").^[1] It was released through Heavenly Recordings on October 18, 2019.^[2]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
The Guardian	[4]
Sputnikmusic	3.8/5[5]
The Times	[6]
Under the Radar	[7]

The Guardian wrote that the album "is limited to trying to re-create the mood of Manchester in the 1980s ... you can’t help but laugh at the brazenness of it."^[4] Clash called it "probably the most cheerful album Lanegan has released under his own name, despite still sounding like Joy Division at their moodiest."^[8]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Mark Lanegan, Alain Johannes, Rob Marshall and Sietse van Gorkom except where noted

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Disbelief Suspension" (Lanegan, Marshall)	3:15
2.	"Letter Never Sent" (Johannes, Lanegan, van Gorkom)	3:31
3.	"Night Flight to Kabul" (Johannes, Lanegan, van Gorkom)	3:30
4.	"Dark Disco Jag" (Martin Jenkins, Johannes, Lanegan)	3:55
5.	"Gazing from the Shore" (Lanegan, Marshall)	3:42
6.	"Stitch It Up" (Lanegan, van Gorkom)	3:03
7.	"Playing Nero" (Lanegan, van Gorkom)	4:16
8.	"Penthouse High" (Johannes, Lanegan)	6:23
9.	"Paper Hat" (Lanegan, van Gorkom)	4:27
10.	"Name and Number" (Lanegan, Marshall)	3:39
11.	"War Horse" (Lanegan, van Gorkom)	2:51
12.	"Radio Silence" (Lanegan, van Gorkom)	4:02
13.	"She Loved You" (Johannes, Lanegan, Marshall)	5:30
14.	"Two Bells Ringing at Once" (Lanegan, Marshall)	4:49

Personnel

• Mark Lanegan – vocals (1-14)
• Alain Johannes – synths (1-6, 8, 10, 12, 13), melodica (2), guitar (2, 4-6, 10, 12, 13), drum machine (2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 12, 13), saxophone (3, 10), background vocals (3, 6, 8, 9), bass (8, 13), percussion (8)
• Rob Marshall – guitar (1, 5, 10, 13), bass (1, 14), piano (1, 14), drum programming (1, 5, 10, 13, 14), synths (10, 13, 14)
• Sietse van Gorkom – guitar (2, 3, 6, 7, 9, 11, 12), bass (2, 9, 11), drum programming (2, 7, 9, 11), synths (3, 7, 9, 12), noise FX (3), mellotron (9), percussion (9), organ (11)
• Martin Jenkins – synths (4), drum programming (4)
• Martyn LeNoble – bass (3, 5, 6, 10)
• Greg Dulli – guitar (2), background vocals (2)
• Freek Cerutti – bass (7)
• Tom Nieuwenhuijs – drums (3, 6, 11, 12)
• Shelley Brien – background vocals (6, 9)

Charts

Chart (2019)	Peak position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[9]	22
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[10]	58
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[11]	30
UK Albums (OCC)[12]	78
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[13]	14

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References

1. "Mark Lanegan | Biography & History". AllMusic.
2. "New Music & Album Announcement: Mark Lanegan Somebody's Knocking". Heavenly Recordings. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
3. "Somebody's Knocking - Mark Lanegan, Mark Lanegan Band | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
4. "Mark Lanegan Band: Somebody's Knocking review". the Guardian. October 18, 2019.
5. "Review: Mark Lanegan - Somebody's Knocking | Sputnikmusic". www.sputnikmusic.com.
6. Hodgkinson, Will. "Mark Lanegan Band: Somebody's Knocking review — who knew he had a feel for moody synth-pop?" – via www.thetimes.co.uk.
7. "Somebody's Knocking". undertheradarmag.com.
8. "Somebody's Knocking: Mark Lanegan Interviewed". Clash Magazine.
9. "Ultratop.be – Mark Lanegan Band – Somebody's Knocking" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 31, 2019.
10. "Offiziellecharts.de – Mark Lanegan Band – Somebody's Knocking" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved October 31, 2019.
11. "Swisscharts.com – Mark Lanegan Band – Somebody's Knocking". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 31, 2019.
12. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 31, 2019.
13. "Mark Lanegan Band Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 31, 2019.