We’re deep into a period when up-and-coming musicians are looking to music from the ’90s for inspiration, but one group I haven’t yet heard much retrospective appreciation for is Seattle psych-leaning outfit Screaming Trees. One reason for that may be Trees frontman Mark Lanegan’s prolific work as a solo artist and collaborator. He’s used his distinctive, weathered baritone voice in work with artists like Queens of the Stone Age, Belle and Sebastian’s Isobel Campbell and The Afghan Whigs’ Greg Dulli, and he’s released a continuous stream of shapeshifting records under his own name. He’s set to release Somebody’s Knocking in October; it’s his 11th studio album since 1990. Much of Lanegan’s work has a dark, enigmatic cast to it, but the song “Stitch It Up,” released in late April, sounds something like delightfully warped Britpop. On Sunday, you can learn more about what to expect from that new LP. And you don’t want to be late: Your opener is Simon Bonney, an Australian polymath known for his solo material, which puts a distinctive spin on country-rock, as well as his storied post-punk outfit Crime & the City Solution. On this tour, Bonney is performing in a duo with wife and CCS bandmate Bronwyn Adams. 8 p.m. at Mercy Lounge, 1 Cannery Row STEPHEN TRAGESER
Mark Lanegan Band w/Simon Bonney
