Cuts Across the Land

Cuts Across The Land
Studio album by The Duke Spirit
Released May 2005
Recorded 2004
Genre Garage rock
Length 45:27
Label Loog
The Duke Spirit chronology
Cuts Across The Land
(2005)		 Ex-Voto
(2007)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Alternative Press[2]
The Guardian[3]
NME(7/10)[4]
Pitchfork Media(7.4/10)[5]
Popmatters(7/10)[6]
Prefix[7]
URB[2]

Cuts Across the Land is the first album by the English indie rock band The Duke Spirit. It was released in the United Kingdom in May 2005. It reached #40 in the UK Albums Chart.

Track listing

All lyrics written by Liela Moss.

UK release (Loog Records, 2005)
No.TitleMusicLength
1."Cuts Across the Land"Toby Butler3:11
2."Stubborn Stitches"Butler3:20
3."Darling, You're Mean"Luke Ford3:58
4."Win Your Love"Ford3:14
5."Hello to the Floor"Ford4:35
6."Bottom of the Sea"Ford4:09
7."Fades the Sun"Dan Higgins2:48
8."You Were Born Inside My Heart"Butler3:21
9."Lion Rip"Butler2:37
10."Lovetones"Ford4:01
11."Love Is an Unfamiliar Name"Butler2:34
12."Red Weather"Ford4:43
US release (Star Time International Records, 2006)
No.TitleLength
1."Cuts Across the Land"3:11
2."Love Is an Unfamiliar Name"3:20
3."Darling, You're Mean"3:58
4."Win Your Love"3:14
5."Hello to the Floor"4:35
6."Bottom of the Sea"4:09
7."Fades the Sun"2:48
8."You Were Born Inside My Heart"3:21
9."Lion Rip"2:37
10."Lovetones"4:01
11."Stubborn Stitches"2:34
12."Red Weather"4:43

Souvenirs

The 'Special Edition' UK release included a bonus disc of exclusive rarities, titled in the sleeve notes as Souvenirs – A Bonus Album and on the disc itself as Rarities Album. It comprised ten additional tracks, made up of demos and radio sessions.

No.TitleLength
1."Scratching Around" (demo)3:19
2."So Good To Hear" (demo)4:40
3."Patients" (demo)3:13
4."Wooden Heart" (demo)4:27
5."The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter" (demo)3:43
6."Hello To The Floor" (Radio 1 Lamacq Live session track)4:17
7."Lion Rip" (Virgin Razorcuts session track)2:13
8."Cuts Across The Land" (XFM session track)3:15
9."Win Your Love" (Virgin Razorcuts session track)3:06
10."Dark Is Light Enough" (XFM session track)4:28

References

  1. ↑ Cuts Across the Land at AllMusic
  2. 1 2 Metacritic
  3. ↑ The Guardian review
  4. ↑ NME review
  5. ↑ Pitchfork Media review
  6. ↑ Popmatters review
  7. ↑ Prefix review



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