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“This record was written for the studio. This record was written for Greg Ashley to record. In that sense, it was really good because we had a line to measure by: we know what we can do here.”
Dutchess and the Duke leader Jesse Lortz is discussing the genesis and execution of his band’s sophomore record, Sunset / Sunrise, a slump-dodging opus that takes the dark, raw beauty of the band’s debut and scales it up to distinctly luminescent heights, thanks to a graceful synthesis of painfully earned creative maturity and thoughtful production under Ashley’s adroitly tuned ears. The Gris Gris frontman’s analog-equipped, Bay Area studio was the ideal space for Lortz and fellow vocalist and guitarist Kimberly Morrison to arch their intimate musical dialog into the larger shape they had envisioned. Much of what colors Sunset / Sunrise’s ten tracks is the confidence the duo acquired during extensive touring throughout 2008 in support of their debut, She’s the Dutchess, He’s the Duke.
“We’d both been in bands and toured a bunch and sang a bunch, but we’d never had to do it so nakedly or honestly,” explains Morrison. Such emotional vulnerability only became more challenging when they had to learn how to deliver it on the road. “We did this whole tour where our percussionist couldn’t come with us,” continues Lortz. “We just figured we’d save money and get some acoustic guitars and just rent a little car.”
Unfamiliar at the time with the necessity of pickups to properly mic their guitars, they had to shift their approach to performing on the fly. “At the first club we went to, our guitars fed back to badly that we just sat on the floor to play and then did 30 shows like that,” says Lortz.
Dutchess and the Duke leader Jesse Lortz is discussing the genesis and execution of his band’s sophomore record, Sunset / Sunrise, a slump-dodging opus that takes the dark, raw beauty of the band’s debut and scales it up to distinctly luminescent heights, thanks to a graceful synthesis of painfully earned creative maturity and thoughtful production under Ashley’s adroitly tuned ears. The Gris Gris frontman’s analog-equipped, Bay Area studio was the ideal space for Lortz and fellow vocalist and guitarist Kimberly Morrison to arch their intimate musical dialog into the larger shape they had envisioned. Much of what colors Sunset / Sunrise’s ten tracks is the confidence the duo acquired during extensive touring throughout 2008 in support of their debut, She’s the Dutchess, He’s the Duke.
“We’d both been in bands and toured a bunch and sang a bunch, but we’d never had to do it so nakedly or honestly,” explains Morrison. Such emotional vulnerability only became more challenging when they had to learn how to deliver it on the road. “We did this whole tour where our percussionist couldn’t come with us,” continues Lortz. “We just figured we’d save money and get some acoustic guitars and just rent a little car.”
Unfamiliar at the time with the necessity of pickups to properly mic their guitars, they had to shift their approach to performing on the fly. “At the first club we went to, our guitars fed back to badly that we just sat on the floor to play and then did 30 shows like that,” says Lortz.
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citizendickorg wrote:
Citizen Dick Retrospective – Best of 2009 – The Dutchess & The Duke http://citizendick.org/2009/12/31/citizen-dick-retrospective-best-of-2009-the-dutchess-the-duke/
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gregofmontreal wrote:
Brand new interview with The Dutchess & The Duke: http://meetyouattheshow.com/main/2009/12/interview-the-dutchess-the-duke/
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secret_tricks wrote:
I really love the new album!
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AgitReader wrote:
Check out our interview: http://www.agitreader.com/features/the_dutchess_the_duke-11.23.html
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Huhviss_aship wrote:
'Sunset/Sunrise' review here: http://themusicboxblog.wordpress.com/2009/11/04/review-the-duchess-and-duke-sunsetsunrise/
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ghmanage wrote:
Has anyone heard the new Langhorne Slim record? Thoughts? Here is a live song from it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UHN2BYvImK4
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cnnorris wrote:
the new album is good but doesn't come close to topping the first one.
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citizendickorg wrote:
The Dutchess & The Duke – Sunrise/Sunset – Album Review http://citizendick.org/2009/10/07/the-dutchess-the-duke-sunrisesunset-album-review/
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lovor wrote:
new album's great though i like the 7'' version of scorpio better then the lp one. :D
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DrStrange1 wrote:
new album is so awesome i think im gonna die from throwing up so much. (that means itS GEWD)
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blahrascal wrote:
this is generally not something i praise a band for, but the packaging for the new album is goddamn awesome. and of course the music is super-fantastic too.
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wong007 wrote:
"reservoir park" featured on episode 6 of hbo's tv show "entourage" : nice!
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igotoyorku wrote:
great set last night. broken string and all.
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DrStrange1 wrote:
gawd the new album will probably be the best thing ever?? scorpio plus living this life RULE
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cantstop wrote:
New album, yes! Sunset / Sunrise to be released October 6th. More info here: http://pitchfork.com/news/35950-new-release-the-dutchess-the-duke-isunset-sunrisei/
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xspikex wrote:
New Album already. Fuck yeah! October 6th!
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polyesterrbride wrote:
Trust me, there’s still good music out there and it’s being played by Cory Chisel. Just spend a few minutes and go to corychisel.com to check out the new tunes he’s been working on.
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http://beatcrave.com/2009-06-08/the-dutchess-and-the-duke-beatcrave-fav/
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4724 listeners for The Dutchess And The Duke; 597 listeners for The Dutchess & The Duke; Their name on MySpace is The Dutchess And The Duke, http://www.myspace.com/thedutchessandtheduke; So, The Dutchess And The Duke is correct tag.
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