Songs from the Gutter


Songs from the Gutter is the fourth studio album by English singer-songwriter Thea Gilmore. It was released in 2002 on her own label, Shameless, in association with Flying Sparks and Hot Records. The album included a bonus disc containing material that was previously available only through online distribution.

Track listing

All songs written by Thea Gilmore, except where noted.
  1. "Down To Nowhere" – 3:53
  2. "When Did You Get So Safe?" – 3:24
  3. "Tear It All Down" – 4:06
  4. "The Dirt Is Your Lover Now" – 4:30
  5. "I Dreamed I Saw St Augustine" – 4:43
  6. "Lip Reading" – 3:34
  7. "Heart String Blues" – 4:22
  8. "Mud On My Shoes" – 3:29
  9. "Water To Sky" – 2:41
  10. "And We'll Dance" – 4:01
;Bonus disc:
  1. "Cover Me" – 3:37
  2. "I'm Not Down" – 2:59
  3. "Hydrogen" – 3:32
  4. "Beelzebub" – 4:07
  5. "Maybe" – 3:56
  6. "Red Farm" – 3:56
  7. "Brittle Dreams" – 3:47
  8. "December In New York" – 3:38
  9. "Gun Cotton" – 4:14
  10. "Don't Set Foot Over The Railway Track" – 2:27
  11. "Lavender Cowgirl" – 2:57
  12. "You Tell Me" – 3:37
  13. "Straight Lines" – 5:33

Reception

Allmusic's Rick Anderson gave the album four stars, calling it "essential". Billboard called her vision on the album "dark, cold, yet rapturous".

Personnel