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She's the Dutchess, He's the Duke
By: HARDLY ART The Dutchess and The Duke
List Price: $11.98
Our Price: $8.06
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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.
Customer Reviews:
- all stripped down: 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!
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