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Over a decade has passed since the "alternative rock" bubble burst, so it's high time to get back to its roots, right? Sub Pop has done just that, having signed the Gutter Twins, aka two of the alt-rock era's greatest frontmen, Greg Dulli and Mark Lanegan.

Or, you could say, re-signed: Back in the early 90s, Sub Pop released two albums by Dulli's band the Afghan Whigs and a few singles by Lanegan's band Screaming Trees; Lanegan also released several solo albums on the label. Fly the flannel!

Lanegan and Dulli have been working together for years, as Lanegan has guested on several recordings and tours with Dulli's current band the Twilight Singers. Separately, Dulli has been busy with the briefly reignited Afghan Whigs, and lending vocals to such disparate groups as, uh, Lo Fidelity Allstars and Sean Na Na, while Lanegan has been growling with Queens of the Stone Age, Soulsavers, and Isobel Campbell. Lanegan and Campbell have a European tour coming up this week; see dates below.

Isobel Campbell and Mark Lanegan dates:

07-25 London, England - Queen Elizabeth Hall
07-26 London, England - Queen Elizabeth Hall
07-28 Gateshead, England - The Sage
07-29 Cambridgeshire, England - Secret Garden Party
07-31 Leeds, England - City Varieties
08-01 Cardiff, Wales - The Point
08-03 Utrecht, Netherlands - Tivoli
08-04 Dranouter, Belgium - Dranouter Festival
08-06 Edinburgh, Scotland - Liquid Rooms