Neptune (The Duke Spirit album)

Neptune
Studio album by
The Duke Spirit
Released4 February 2008
Recorded2007
GenreGarage rock
LabelYou Are Here
Shangri-La Music[1]
ProducerChris Goss[2]
The Duke Spirit chronology
Ex-Voto
(2007) 		Neptune
(2008) 		Bruiser
(2011)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Drowned in Sound6/10[4]
The Guardian[5]
Pitchfork Media6.2/10[6]
This Is Fake DIY[7]

Neptune is the second studio album by the London-based band The Duke Spirit.[2][8] It was the last with the original lead guitarist, Dan Higgins. The album was released on 4 February 2008 on the independent label You Are Here.[9]

The song "Lassoo" is used in the game Guitar Hero On Tour: Modern Hits for North America and the UK, and "Send a Little Love Token" is on the main set list for Guitar Hero 5 and Forza Motorsport 3.

Critical reception

The Independent praised Liela Moss, writing that she possesses "not just a powerful set of pipes but also the spirit to duke it out (so to speak) with a rock band playing full-tilt at full volume."[10] Spin wrote that "these Brits move with purpose from girl-group-inspired pop ('My Sunken Treasure') to fully loaded Jesus and Mary Chain–fried fuzz ('Lassoo') in remarkably short steps."[11] The Times wrote that "well-crafted pop songs with an art-rock bent are the mainstay."[12]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Liela Moss & Toby Butler except as noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I Do Believe"Moss0:43
2."Send a Little Love Token" 2:38
3."The Step and the Walk"Luke Ford, Moss3:22
4."Dog Roses"Dan Higgins, Moss3:17
5."Into the Fold" 2:49
6."This Ship Was Built to Last" 3:50
7."Wooden Heart"Ford4:43
8."You Really Wake Up the Love in Me"Ford, Moss2:42
9."My Sunken Treasure" 3:57
10."Lassoo" 2:59
11."Neptune's Call"Higgins, Moss2:46
12."Sovereign"Higgins, Moss3:29

References

  1. ^ "The Duke Spirit Neptune". exclaim.ca.
  2. ^ a b "The Duke Spirit | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  3. ^ "Neptune - The Duke Spirit | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  4. ^ "Album Review: The Duke Spirit - Neptune". DrownedInSound. Archived from the original on 20 June 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
  5. ^ Sullivan, Caroline (1 February 2008). "CD: The Duke Spirit, Neptune". The Guardian – via www.theguardian.com.
  6. ^ "The Duke Spirit: Neptune". Pitchfork.
  7. ^ "The Duke Spirit - Neptune". diymag.com. 4 February 2008.
  8. ^ Smith, Sid. "BBC - Music - Review of The Duke Spirit - Neptune". www.bbc.co.uk.
  9. ^ "The Duke Spirit: Neptune". PopMatters. 15 May 2008.
  10. ^ "The Duke Spirit, Neptune". The Independent. 24 January 2008. Archived from the original on 18 June 2022.
  11. ^ "The Duke Spirit, 'Neptune' (Shangri-La)". Spin. 29 May 2008.
  12. ^ HODGKINSON, WILL (6 October 2023). "The Duke Spirit: Neptune" – via www.thetimes.co.uk.


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