The amazingly talented Duke Special has announced a string of dates for the spring around the UK. The 9 shows below are all we can find at the moment, though there may well be more to come. Have we missed some? Tell us in the comments below. Tickets are on sale now, priced at £12.50 for each [...]
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Peter Wilson, aka Duke Special (not to be confused with Duke Spirit) has announced details of a short April and May tour. The tour which encompasses eight dates, will promote the physical release of last year's 'I Never Thought This Day Would Come' which is believed to be getting a hard release around the same time.
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Duke Special continues with his eccentrically romantic and irrepressibly melodic invitation to the jaded grey world all around to get up and join him in a sing-along. All together now ...
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Album of the Week. (last week Captain, 'This is Hazelville')ARTIST: Duke SpecialHAILING FROM: BelfastALBUM: Songs from the Deep Forest (2nd album)SOUNDS LIKE: Glen Miller collaborating with Ben Folds.TAGLINE: The British Rufus Wainwright.Last week i was harping on about the state of good pop music. This guy is step two in my believing that good pop still exists (Captain being #1).Take vaudevill...
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I'm really enjoying Duke Special, a pianist and vocalist with some serious pop arrangement chops. Think Ben Folds with the voice of the lead singer of Paloalto (yes, Sting's kid) and a strong reminiscence to Badly Drawn Boy's tone and vocal quality.Just thought you might dig him. Special thanks to my friends at the Irish arts organization "Solas Nua":http://www.solasnuag.org for the tip.
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So... I haven't seen much about Duke Special on mog so I thought I'd put in my 2 cents.I recommend checking him out, his music is sort of piano, folky, jazzy, poppy, cabaret lol. Very hard to describe. It's quite theatrical and his striking appearance emphasises that.He's from Belfast and actually sings in our distinctive Northern Irish accent, unlike other bands from here such as Snow Patrol who
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Forgive me if this doesn't show up correctly. I'm still trying to figure out why it's so fucking difficult to add a video to MOG these days. But this was so darn cute I had to make the effort.Enjoy!XX
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... then watched this and wondered why I was ever upset in the first place.
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I'm really enjoying Duke Special, a pianist and vocalist with some serious pop arrangement chops. Think Ben Folds with the voice of the lead singer of Paloalto (yes, Sting's kid) and a strong reminiscence to Badly Drawn Boy's tone and vocal quality.Just thought you might dig him. Special thanks to my friends at the Irish arts organization "Solas Nua":http://www.solasnuag.org for the tip.
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Album of the Week. (last week Captain, 'This is Hazelville')ARTIST: Duke SpecialHAILING FROM: BelfastALBUM: Songs from the Deep Forest (2nd album)SOUNDS LIKE: Glen Miller collaborating with Ben Folds.TAGLINE: The British Rufus Wainwright.Last week i was harping on about the state of good pop music. This guy is step two in my believing that good pop still exists (Captain being #1).Take vaudevill...
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| 2 Portrait |
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| 3 Wake Up Scarlett |
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| 4 No Cover Up |
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| 5 Everybody Wants a Little Something |
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