http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.21800213&rws=%2Fthe-dutchess-and-the-duke%2Fdiscography.rssJesse Lortz and Kimberly Morrison first met as high-schoolers in the suburbs of south Seattle, sharing a deep fascination for weird DIY music. Fast-forward a decade during which Lortz became a garage-rock bold-face-name (leading the Flying Dutchmen and Fe Fi Fo Fums, among others), and Morrison a multi-instrumentalist gun for soul-stomp/surf-twang hire. Yet the only thing left over from Kimberly and Jesse's shared history on their folk-rock turn as the Dutchess & the Duke is a deep sense of mutual understanding, more akin to cool siblings than to a couple (which they are not). Their lo-fi '08 debut revels in a post-Dylan, mid-'60s darkness, where smart words, acoustic guitars and harmony vocals invoke the sounds of the Stones, Leonard Cohen and <i>Velvet Underground & Nico</i>, and negative experiences are transformative, leading to catchy songs that peep the light at the end of the tunnel. In this, the D & the D are less traditionalists recreating an old vibe than revivalists informing that vibe with an ultra-modern pathos (especially in the lyrics and two-part harmonies) and an enormous amount of heart, whose beat is marked only by a tambourine. - Piotr OrlovFolk Revivalen720Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:45:44 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.21800213&rws=%2Fthe-dutchess-and-the-duke%2Fdiscography.rss Jesse Lortz and Kimberly Morrison first met as high-schoolers in the suburbs of south Seattle, sharing a deep fascination for weird DIY music. Fast-forward a decade during which Lortz became a garage-rock bold-face-name (leading the Flying Dutchmen and Fe Fi Fo Fums, among others), and Morrison a multi-instrumentalist gun for soul-stomp/surf-twang hire. Yet the only thing left over from Kimberly and Jesse's shared history on their folk-rock turn as the Dutchess & the Duke is a deep sense of mutual understanding, more akin to cool siblings than to a couple (which they are not). Their lo-fi '08 debut revels in a post-Dylan, mid-'60s darkness, where smart words, acoustic guitars and harmony vocals invoke the sounds of the Stones, Leonard Cohen and <i>Velvet Underground & Nico</i>, and negative experiences are transformative, leading to catchy songs that peep the light at the end of the tunnel. In this, the D & the D are less traditionalists recreating an old vibe than revivalists informing that vibe with an ultra-modern pathos (especially in the lyrics and two-part harmonies) and an enormous amount of heart, whose beat is marked only by a tambourine. - Piotr Orlov http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.30220900&variant=play&rws=%2Fthe-dutchess-and-the-duke%2Fdiscography.rss Folk Revival Tue, 6 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700 The Dutchess And The Duke Discography on Rhapsody Online alb.30220900 alb.30220900 The Dutchess And The Duke art.21800213 9.99 Sunset / Sunrise alb.30220900 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/2/5/9/3/1813952_170x170.jpg 2009-10-06 00:00:00.0 2009-10-05 00:00:00.0 true false main-release http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.30220900&variant=play&rws=%2Fthe-dutchess-and-the-duke%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.30220900&variant=data&rws=%2Fthe-dutchess-and-the-duke%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.21493973&variant=play&rws=%2Fthe-dutchess-and-the-duke%2Fdiscography.rss Folk Revival Tue, 8 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0700 The Dutchess And The Duke Discography on Rhapsody Online alb.21493973 alb.21493973 The Dutchess And The Duke art.21800213 8.99 She's The Dutchess, He's The Duke alb.21493973 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/4/8/2/1292843_170x170.jpg 2008-07-08 00:00:00.0 2008-07-08 00:00:00.0 true false main-release http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.21493973&variant=play&rws=%2Fthe-dutchess-and-the-duke%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.21493973&variant=data&rws=%2Fthe-dutchess-and-the-duke%2Fdiscography.rss