It's unusual for me to buy tickets for a gig, when I've only heard one track by the band. However, that is exactly what I did after hearing the Duke Spirit's new song 'Everybody's Under Your Spell', off the Kusama EP. What a superb track, it really got me hooked and has been on a favourite tracks playlist on my iPod for several weeks.
Support band were Tape The Radio who were actually really good, they had a bit of an early Editors vibe going, though with a more punky edge. Impressive stuff, the new single 'Heartache and Fear' is available as a free download here. Check them out.
Duke Spirit are fronted Liela Moss, who is an excellent front man (you know what I mean), in the style of Shirley Manson (from Garbage) or maybe Siouxsie Sioux. Her voice has excellent range, though as Pammy pointed out, there was no chance of making out the lyrics. Duke Spirit kick up a hell of a rock din, through two lead guitars wailing away and a huge rock beat coming from the drums. The show maintained momentum, with the majority of the 12 tracks being up tempo rock songs, with just a couple of slower ballads thrown in. Liela mentioned that several songs were new, which judging by the (packed) crowds response, bode well for some chart success in the future.
I picked up a signed copy of the last LP, Nepute for a tenner on the merchandise stall, which topped off a great gig. I've listened to this a couple of times now and it's pretty good, let down a bit by a low key production. None of the songs match the magnificent 'Everybody's Under Your Spell', but they are clearly developing as a band, so I can forgive them that.
If you are going to do one thing today, I urge you to go on iTunes and download 'Everybody's Under Your Spell', 0.79p well spent.
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