FRICTION NYC

I was browsing around the internet today and listening to this band Scarling on MySpace, when Ray told me that The Duke Spirit was on KEXP. We both agreed that we never heard The Duke Spirit on John in the Morning’s set before. I then remembered that U.S. release of Cuts Across the Land is coming out soon, March 7th to be exact, on the excellent StarTime International label. The U.S. release has a few extra bonus tracks that aren’t on last year’s UK release (Loog).

This is a band that I’ve really wanted to see live since getting their album early last year, but have not yet had the chance. Their tour supporting Ted Leo kicks off on March 2nd at The Hook here in New York and continues through the month of March (including dates at SXSW). I think I’m going to hold off until SXSW to see them, but if I miss their show, I have another chance when they play the Knitting Factory on March 26th.

Listen
The Duke Spirit - Cuts Across the Land
The Duke Spirit - Dark Is Light Enough

The Duke Spirit @ SXSW 2006
March 17th – TBA
March 18th – Red Eyed Fly – 11:00pm

Previously on First Listen…
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3