Track Listings (10) - Disc #1| All Artists: The Dutchess and The Duke Title: She's the Dutchess, He's the Duke Members Wishing: 1 Total Copies: 0 Label: Hardly Art Original Release Date: 1/1/2008 Re-Release Date: 7/8/2008 Genres: Alternative Rock, Pop, Rock Style: Indie & Lo-Fi Number of Discs: 1 SwapaCD Credits: 1 UPCs: 098787300321, 098787300369 |
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Compared to "Between The Buttons"-era Stones, Dylan, and Leonard Cohen, The Dutchess & The Duke's songs mark a turning point for Kimberly Morrison and Jesse Lortz. Each song touts magnetic guitar lines and vocals so st... more » |
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Product Description Compared to "Between The Buttons"-era Stones, Dylan, and Leonard Cohen, The Dutchess & The Duke's songs mark a turning point for Kimberly Morrison and Jesse Lortz. Each song touts magnetic guitar lines and vocals so straightforward that they belie all other intricacies. Similar CDs
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CD ReviewsAll stripped down loud wizard | texas | 12/19/2008 (5 out of 5 stars) "Wow. Believe this - The Dutchess & The Duke have cooked up what might be the most perfect guitar pop record in years and years. The product description is pretty right on - the obvious sonic touchstones are the best of mid-60's rock - Stones, Beatles, Kinks, Dylan - with an emphasis on male/female two part harmony and some neat contrapuntal acoustic guitar parts. These dudes have definitely studied their Brian Jones as well, with neat minimal overdubbed 12-string guitar lines and other touches of musical color. What the product description doesn't capture if how wonderful and captivating the songs of She's The Dutchess, He's The Duke are. With the exception of the last song (ironically titled "Armageddon Song"), the songs are all quite dark thematically, but leavened with super-memorable melodies and some dark humor. There's not a song on this record I skip, and most have been subject to numerous rewinds. Smart, wry lyrics are just such a rarity these days. After a few plays you'll want to sing along and after a few more you won't be able to help yourself. So, so good. I just hope we don't have to wait too long for the next installment! " Excellent! Charles A. Robinson | 06/12/2009 (5 out of 5 stars) "Excellent, excellent album. I got this on a whim from Zune Marketplace (I know, I know) and couldn't have been more surprised. I'm not sure how to describe the genre well, but if you liked Dylan/Rolling Stones/any acoustic folk-rock, you'll enjoy this. " Derivative! Greg Kinne | midwest | 07/09/2009 (4 out of 5 stars) "When rounding out albums of the year, I would be remiss if I excluded `She's The Dutchess, He's The Duke' by The Dutchess and The Duke, a retro 60's female / male duo with a strong fixation on the sounds of early Rolling Stones and Dylan. The uncannily catchy songs are based on traditional folk and blues rhythms and feature many sing-a-long melodies.
The album is a consistently entertaining listen from the opening chords and hand claps of "Reservoir Park" to the downtrodden tales of gypsies and the other miscreants that inhabit the songs of principles Jesse Lortz and Kimberly Morrison. Standout tracks also include the Leonard Cohenesque "I Am Just A Ghost" and the eastern tinged "The Prisoner." `She's The Dutchess, He's The Duke' is available on Sub Pop imprint Hardly Art." |
