2011 studio album by The Duke Spirit
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| Studio album by The Duke Spirit | ||||
| Released | September 2011 | |||
| Recorded | 2010–2011 | |||
| Genre | Garage rock | |||
| Producer | Andrew Scheps | |||
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Bruiser is the third studio album by English band The Duke Spirit. It was released in 2011 and was produced and mixed by Andrew Scheps. "Everybody's Under Your Spell" had previously been released as the lead track of the band's Kusama EP from 2010, and "Surrender" and "Don't Wait" were released as singles with accompanying music videos. "Surrender" is featured in the soundtrack of the 2012 video game Forza Horizon, on the in-game radio station "Horizon Rocks".
Track listing
All lyrics are written by Liela Moss
| No. | Title | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Cherry Tree" | Toby Butler, Moss | 3:32 |
| 2. | "Procession" | Olly Betts, Butler, Moss | 3:11 |
| 3. | "Villain" | Moss | 4:43 |
| 4. | "Don't Wait" | Luke Ford, Moss | 4:00 |
| 5. | "Surrender" | Butler, Moss | 3:17 |
| 6. | "Bodies" | Butler, Moss | 4:34 |
| 7. | "De Lux" | Betts, Moss | 4:34 |
| 8. | "Sweet Bitter Sweet" | Butler, Moss | 4:24 |
| 9. | "Running Fire" | Ford, Moss | 3:19 |
| 10. | "Everybody's Under Your Spell" | Ford, Moss | 3:22 |
| 11. | "Northbound" | Ford, Moss | 4:40 |
| 12. | "Homecoming" | Ford, Moss | 4:34 |
| No. | Title | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13. | "Procession " | Betts, Butler, Moss | |
| 14. | "Cherry Tree " | Butler, Moss | |
| 15. | "Bodies " | Butler, Moss | |
| 16. | "Don't Wait " | Ford, Moss |
Critical reception
According to Metacritic, Bruiser received generally favourable reviews from critics.
| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | (66%) |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Pitchfork Media | (6.5/10) |
| The A.V. Club | (C) |
Personnel
The Duke Spirit
- Liela Moss - vocals, piano, harmonica, percussion
- Luke Ford - guitar, piano, organ
- Olly Betts - drums, percussion, piano, organ, glockenspiel, guitar
- Toby Butler - guitar, bass, organ, piano
- Marc Sallis - bass
Additional musicians
Additional technical personnel
- Andrew Scheps - production, mixing
- Rich File - production on "Procession", "Surrender", "De Lux" and "Running Fire"
- Ian Davenport - Oxford session engineering
- Alan Moulder - mixing on "Procession"
- Catherine Marks - mixing on "Bodies"
References
- Gardner, Noel. "BBC - Music - Review of The Duke Spirit - Bruiser". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
- ^ "Bruiser". Metacritic. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
- Berman, Stuart (26 October 2011). "Bruiser Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
- Nguyen, Tuyet (29 November 2011). "The Duke Spirit: Bruiser". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
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