They may sound like they're from the most scorched corners of the desert, but The Duke Spirit hail from London - and make it a much louder place to live. Their new album KIN is another brilliant onslaught wall of sound - fierce, volatile, with an edge and energy all of their own.
With this is mind, we thought we'd see if that same passion and spirit ran beyond their music, and asked frontwoman Leila Moss to tackle the week's biggest new tracks. Naturally, she brought the fire that she's famed for to the table - and she's not exactly a fan of everything.
CHVRCHES - 'Warning Call'
"I have enjoyed some of their past work, there is a blissful charm and allure in the mix of restrained electronic sounds and lovely girlish vocal timbre. BUT this has a horrid American teen plastic sheen all over it, boring melody and I feel transported back to an early 80’s world dominated by Tiffany and Debbie Gibson, posters of Teenwolf, MFI furniture, cheap clothes in BHS and shit pop. That almost sounds cool, but it's not really."
Metronomy - 'Old Skool'
"Interesting sounds, funny lyrics. I like it. They make choice, spare use of that nice subby bass. It builds in a subtle way. I dig it."
Glass Animals - 'Life Itself'
"Yeah! This is ace, I love the groove right from the top. Great chorus. The lyrics are good, stimulating, piss-taking.I’m in. Lets do this!"
Brand New - 'I Am A Nightmare'
"Boring. Although ‘I am a nightmare and you are a miracle’ is a pretty good chorus line. Not going to reach to play this again in a hurry though unfortunately."
Sampha - 'Timmy's Prayer'
"I do like this track, and I like his voice for sure, but it is a song that makes you feel like you’ve heard it before. Not that I believe that reinventing the wheel is the only point of making music, but this does fall a little flat. But you know what, I like it. I’ll give it another spin in a min."
Die Antwoord - 'Bum Bum'
"Following a recent conversation with a male friend about a "possible, accidental anal incident” with a new lady friend, I feel like this track is timely. It's is possible - when its late and people have had too much to drink - to miss one’s target momentarily, we all know that, lets face it. And there are those who enjoy transgressing the sodomy taboo altogether. I don’t give a flying fuck what people do to get off, as long as they mutually consent and have a right hoot getting there. Maybe my pal and his lady should really listen to these lyrics and work together on investigating what went where? Clearly this ‘Ninja’ (aka God) and his co-singer (it doesn't sound like Yolanda?) are more than happy to run through the various anatomical options they have for gratification.
"This Ninja particularly likes it when his lady friend is “face down ass up” and when she “drops to her knees” so she is conveniently at the right height for Ninja to “slap (her) in the face with (his) dick”. I mean, he sounds lovely. Ninja even likes to “snuggle like a teddy bear”. Yeah, I bet he does, when he’s probed her for all she’s worth and cum everywhere the selfish bastard. The presentation of the female as sex-hole in this track is pitifully lacking in dignity and utterly demeaning. If he spoke her name or told us about what a brilliant person this gal was, maybe I’d be into the saucy track. As it stands, this is all about what he likes, and that is mostly wangling his dick about and sticking it in places. I can't help but hope he has a touch of Balenitis after all that. Artless fuckwit."
Tegan and Sara - 'Stop Desire'
"This isn't much different to the CHVRCHES track. Beige, forgettable, slightly sexy in a moribund way that has made me feel ashamed now. A bit like thinking about masturbating and then think you can't be bothered. Bye bye."
Justin Timberlake - 'Can't Stop The Feeling'
"I can't even remember listening to this it was so boring I had to check the link and realised I'd just heard it."
Super Furry Animals - 'Bing Bong'
"Oh God! I love the Superfurries and this track is groovy and psychedelic and funny in equal measure, but it could also be the theme tune to a kids educational cartoon series. The intro is awesome though. I've just played the opening 33 seconds over and over. I feel totally joyful and slightly mental, which is the magic of what they do really, innit?"
KIN by The Duke Spirit is out now. For more information, find them on:
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