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Neptune's Gravitational Pull

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By Lily Moayeri

Published on December 15, 2008 at 7:39pm

The Duke Spirit's excellent second album, Neptune, swaggers with the confidence of a group that has extracted the best of its influences — think Sonic Youth and PJ Harvey — into a bluesy grind all its own. The taut energy of the London band's twin guitars provides the board from which platinum-haired siren Liela Moss catapults. Live, there's a tangible bond among the Duke Spirit's members that speaks of years making such a raw ruckus together, making fans want to pogo until their kneecaps shatter.