Songs from the Gutter

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

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" (The Gilmore/Nigel Stonier) – 4:06
 * 4) "The Dirt Is Your Lover Now" – 4:30
 * 5) "I Dreamed I Saw St Augustine" (Bob Dylan) – 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" (Bruce Springsteen) – 3:37
 * 2) "I'm Not Down" (Strummer/Jones/Simonon/Headon) – 2:59
 * 3) "Hydrogen" (1996) – 3:32
 * 4) "Beelzebub" (1996) – 4:07
 * 5) "Maybe" (1996) – 3:56
 * 6) "Red Farm" (1997) – 3:56
 * 7) "Brittle Dreams" (1996) – 3:47
 * 8) "December In New York" (1997) – 3:38
 * 9) "Gun Cotton" (1999) – 4:14
 * 10) "Don't Set Foot Over The Railway Track" (2000) – 2:27
 * 11) "Lavender Cowgirl" (2000) – 2:57
 * 12) "You Tell Me" (2001) – 3:37
 * 13) "Straight Lines" (2001) – 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

 * Thea Gilmore - vocals
 * Nigel Stonier - guitar, keyboards
 * Paul Beavis - drums
 * Robbie McIntosh - guitar