Duke and the Gold: Nothing Gold Can Stay (CD on Loose Music)

Band: Duke and the Gold
Label: Loose Music
Title: Nothing Gold Can Stay

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Band:Duke and the Gold
Title:Nothing Gold Can Stay
Reviewed By:Sarah Maybank
Date Published:13/08/2009

Label:Loose Music
Format:CD
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Pleasant. Inoffensive. With their plaintive vocals and gentle acoustic strumming, the Duke and the King sound like the type of band your parents would want you to join: “They sound such nice boys. Bound to keep you out of trouble. Bring them home for tea.”

Trouble is acoustic-totin’ revolutionaries Fleet Foxes and Tom Brosseau have upped the ante since being melodic and sincere would guarantee you worldwide success and critical acclaim. So if you’re not borne on sublimely heart-breaking harmonies like the Foxes or nasty-ing things up a la Brosseau, with experimental bleeps and industrial sounds, a career touring the open mic stage in FairTrade coffee shops beckons.

Two thirds of ‘Nothing Gold Can Stay’ focuses on lovingly crafted pastoral ditties about summer morning rain and water spiders. So far, so pleasant. And, if you feel inclined, download them for your mum.

But enough of kindly Dr Jekyll, give this another listen and focus your attention on the darker side. The album’s Mr Hyde. ‘I’ve Been Bad’ has a dark, Delta blues heart (wish it was twice as long, though) ‘Lose My Self’ has a deep, brooding intensity that will have you well-acquainted with the replay button. And ‘Union Street’ stomps with righteous conviction. So please, Duke and the King, say goodbye to the water spiders and open that black, gothic heart right up next time around.

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