Today, The Afghan Whigs announced their first studio album in five years: It's called How Do You Burn? and it's coming out September 9 via Royal Cream/BMG. The band revealed that two tracks on the album feature backing vocals from the late Mark Lanegan. “It was Mark who named the album,” frontman Greg Dulli revealed. The 10-track album also features Susan Marshalls, Van Hunt, and Marcy Mays.
They've also released the first single called "The Getaway" and a video for it directed by Philip Harder and Patrick Pierson. The visual depicts the band in silver astronaut suits. Are they on Earth? Are they on a newly discovered planet? It's all a bit unclear. The sun blazes as The Afghan Whigs jam in a desert. "Sitting on a wire, hiding on display / Waiting for the night, as I destroy the day," Dulli sings. But wait! There's another astronaut and they walk toward an eerie space station with a rocket. The rocket has the letters "USA" on it. Maybe they're on Earth, or maybe it's an abandoned ship on another planet? Who's to say.
Watch the video below, and pre-order How Do You Burn? here.
