A perhaps unlikely collaboration, but one seemingly intent on reproducing the spirit of the 60's grizzled old bloke/not-so-sweet young thing pairings. It starts slightly misleadingly with Lanegan in full fuck-off cool mode, reminding one and all that he's now up there as one of the great vocalists, with Campbell providing a beautiful, breathy counterpoint. Misleading only because, Lanegan's elegantly drowsy Revolver apart, it's Campbell who's cracking the whip here. And she shows this off with her Scarborough Fair-esque chiming folk song, Black Mountain.

False Husband best captures the two doing their thing. Lanegan broods, drawling his words as if through the pill-fuelled mother of all hangovers, while there's a Lynchian unease haunting Campbell's voice. But elsewhere there's a nursery rhyme simplicity to the songwriting that is never less than endearing and culminates in the exquisite and irresistable charm that is Honey Child What Can I Do? Magnifique!

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