Seattle garage folk duo the Dutchess & the Duke have become a local favorite here in San Francisco, their early-Stones balladry of booze and breakups hitting a collective nerve around town. So it's good news that Jesse Lortz and Kimberly Morrison will be hanging out in the Bay Area a little more often these days. Word has it the pair will be here at the end of the month recording a follow-up to She's the Dutchess, He's the Duke with our own Greg Ashley. While they're in town, they'll also be
Andrew WaitsSeattle's garage folk due The Dutchess & the Duke claim they wrote their upcoming record, Sunset/Sunrise, with local psych pro Greg Ashley specifically in mind. Ashley produced the follow up to the pair's acclaimed debut, She's the Dutchess, He's the Duke--a raw, honest soundtrack to boozing, brawling, and bawling your way through failed attempts at love. The first single off Sunset/Sunrise, "Hands," shows how much Jesse Lortz and Kimberly Morrison can do with such a minimalis
Jordan OverbyThe Dutchess & the Duke, Greg Ashley, and El Olio WolofBottom of the HillSunday, Nov. 8, 2009Better than: Getting drunk at your own campfire singalong.Seattle duo The Dutchess & the Duke are into the rougher side of campfire songs. Their latest album, Sunset/Sunrise, is a rusty country blues blade aimed at the nerves of terminal loneliness. On record, Jesse Lortz and Kimberly Morrison concentrate on the painful emotional bruises dysfunctional lovers can cause one another,