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Union marks the follow-up companion album to Cuff The Duke's Juno-nominated album Morning Comes. On Union, the band moved away from their usual song structures, rock solos and harmonies by adding more sonic textures.

Morning Comes was acoustic-based, Union is electric-based. Instead of trying to find the perfect tone, it was more about exploring interesting sounds. In lieu of traditional guitar solos, Cuff The Duke focused on making the songs more expressive by emphasizing reverb and trem (although there are a few classic-sounding guitar solos on the record, because, hey, who doesn't love a guitar solo?)

The two albums relate lyrically and visually. A number of the songs on Union act as a response to the songs from Morning Comes. The two album covers form one image as well. Morning Comes is a collage of images; it's a reflection of the past, as is the music on the record. As we move towards the next album cover there is an image of the four of us. The music on Union is also a reflection of the four of us and the direction we're moving in as a band.