The Dutchess and the Duke: Live at Third Man Records Abraham Smith

The Dutchess and the Duke: Live at Third Man Records Abraham SmithThe Dutchess and the Duke's self described "campfire punk" is equal parts beautiful boy girl harmonies, subdued finger picked acoustic guitar pairings, and minimal percussive accoutrements. In short, it's sublimely compelling. After a hiatus of a few years, they're slowly creeping back into live performances and Third Man could was thrilled to host one of the first, recording the set direct to acetate in the relaxed, intimate setting of the Blue Room.

Oregon’s Barry Walker

” (Todd Killings

The songs on this album immediately connected with people

Through its pages

we descend in a tremoring blaze into Coma and make first encounter with the pacific

Greenhornes

guitar playing and John Brannon’s devilish howl

— is a tender tale of blossoming friendship in which two children meet and are transported into a world where the ordinary becomes fantastic and the known becomes surreal as their shared experience creates unlimited imagination and play

Jim and Larissa lay down deceptively simple hillbilly voodoo blues that at the same time is so rhythmically complex you’re never quite sure what’s going on

one-of-a-kind blend of sly rock and roll reference and reverence

The boys recorded a whopping 14 songs during their live performance including numbers ""Coral Girls

The four new tracks are being released as a two-piece 7’’ bundle “EP” - a Third Man Records first