Isobel Campbell is the former cellist and backup vocalist for Belle and Sebastian , as well as leader of The Gentle Waves . Mark Lanegan used to be the frontman of the Seattle grunge band Screaming Trees , has recently played with Queens of the Stone Age , and formed together with Greg Dully The Gutter Twins . Lanegan has also been releasing solo albums since 1990.
Together, Campbell and Lanegan form a unique combination of gruff vocals and dulcet voices. They released two albums: Ballad of the Broken Seas, which received a nomination in the 2006 Mercury Awards, and Sunday At Devil Dirt, which was released in May 2008.
"What you need, what's the hurry / Men are cruel and people are unkind / What's the fear, what's the worry / Move forward now and leave the past behind"