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May 13, 2013Garwood's haunted musical vision is seamlessly suited to underscore Lanegan's dry-as-dust vocals and his American Gothic lyric skills.
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May 15, 2013Though the sound is stripped down--limited mainly to voice, guitar and unusual atmospherics--the effect is also fairly frenzied and typically creepy as well.
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May 16, 2013An unassuming and bewitching masterpiece.
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May 17, 2013It’s a less appealing debut than Lanegan’s first records with, say, Isobel Campbell or Soulsavers, and a challenging introduction to American audiences for the talented Garwood.
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May 13, 2013So we get the usual talk of death rides, mescalitoes and, erm, black pudding. But when the duo do click, it’s masterful.
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May 14, 2013Although a quiet album, it’s not one that ever seems to tire, always remaining interesting.
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MagnetMay 10, 2013Black Pudding is like any other Lanegan record, just with better chops. [No. 98, p.56]
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MojoMay 20, 2013Both men have made better albums and Black Pudding sounds like a couple of guys too deferential to each other to actually raise a challenge and push a boundary or two. [Jun 2013, p.85]
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May 10, 2013Black Pudding, like the foodstuff it’s named after, is more of an acquired taste.
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May 17, 2013Black Pudding might not be High Plains Drifter, but it’s a suitably entertaining bad-ass diversion a la The Gauntlet.
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May 17, 2013Yes, it takes several listens to really get into it and separate the songs from one other, and there are a few duds (“Sphinx” and “Driver”, in particular), but the term “cult album” was coined for records such as Black Pudding.
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Q MagazineMay 13, 2013If you haven't bought one of his [Mark Lanegan's] records for a while, this is a great place to get reacquainted. [Jun 2013, p.100]
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Jun 4, 2013Another strong addition to Lanegan’s increasingly impressive canon, it makes despair sound worryingly inviting.
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May 10, 2013The teaming of Mark Lanegan with multi-instrumentalist bluesman Duke Garwood is an alliance of congruent attitudes and approaches.
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May 17, 2013By plunging impassively into their own hearts of darkness, Mark Lanegan and Duke Garwood have demonstrated that there’s still plenty of life lurking in the muddy waters of the blues.
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Jun 10, 2013Together with Duke Garwood, on Black Pudding he's created something rich and delicious.
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UncutMay 10, 2013It is the instrumentation that offers the complexity, bringing texture to this deceptively simple-sounding album. [Jun 2013, p.72]
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Under The RadarMay 10, 2013Aside from a few missteps, the most egregious being the Clavinova funk of "Cold Molly," this is well worthwhile for fans of either artist and those seeking some high-grade, low-key authenticity. [Mar-Apr 2013, p.93]