Cuts Across the Land

Cuts Across The Land

Studio album by The Duke Spirit

Released

May 2005

Recorded

2004

Genre

Garage rock

Length

45:27

Label

Loog

The Duke Spirit chronology

Cuts Across The Land
(2005)

Ex-Voto
(2007)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]
Alternative Press	^[2]
The Guardian	^[3]
NME	(7/10)^[4]
Pitchfork Media	(7.4/10)^[5]
Popmatters	(7/10)^[6]
Prefix	^[7]
URB	^[2]

Cuts Across the Land is the debut album by English indie rock band The Duke Spirit. It was released in the United Kingdom in May 2005. It charted at #40 on the UK Albums Chart.

Tracklisting

All lyrics written by Liela Moss.

UK release (Loog Records, 2005)
No.	Title	Music	Length
1.	"Cuts Across the Land"	Toby Butler	3:11
2.	"Stubborn Stitches"	Butler	3:20
3.	"Darling, You're Mean"	Luke Ford	3:58
4.	"Win Your Love"	Ford	3:14
5.	"Hello to the Floor"	Ford	4:35
6.	"Bottom of the Sea"	Ford	4:09
7.	"Fades the Sun"	Dan Higgins	2:48
8.	"You Were Born Inside My Heart"	Butler	3:21
9.	"Lion Rip"	Butler	2:37
10.	"Lovetones"	Ford	4:01
11.	"Love Is an Unfamiliar Name"	Butler	2:34
12.	"Red Weather"	Ford	4:43

UK Bonus Track
No.	Title	Music	Length
13.	"Dark Is Light Enough"	Butler, Ford	3:02

US release (Star Time International Records, 2006)
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Cuts Across the Land"	3:11
2.	"Love Is an Unfamiliar Name"	3:20
3.	"Darling, You're Mean"	3:58
4.	"Win Your Love"	3:14
5.	"Hello to the Floor"	4:35
6.	"Bottom of the Sea"	4:09
7.	"Fades the Sun"	2:48
8.	"You Were Born Inside My Heart"	3:21
9.	"Lion Rip"	2:37
10.	"Lovetones"	4:01
11.	"Stubborn Stitches"	2:34
12.	"Red Weather"	4:43

The Duke Spirit's Song x Song Stories on Cuts Across The Land

Souvenirs

The 'Special Edition' UK release included a bonus disc of exclusive rarities, titled in the sleeve notes as Souvenirs – A Bonus Album and on the disc itself as Rarities Album. It comprised ten additional tracks, made up of demos and radio sessions.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Scratching Around" (demo)	3:19
2.	"So Good To Hear" (demo)	4:40
3.	"Patients" (demo)	3:13
4.	"Wooden Heart" (demo)	4:27
5.	"The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter" (demo)	3:43
6.	"Hello To The Floor" (Radio 1 Lamacq Live session track)	4:17
7.	"Lion Rip" (Virgin Razorcuts session track)	2:13
8.	"Cuts Across The Land" (XFM session track)	3:15
9.	"Win Your Love" (Virgin Razorcuts session track)	3:06
10.	"Dark Is Light Enough" (XFM session track)	4:28

References

The Duke Spirit

Liela Moss Luke Ford Toby Butler Olly Betts Marc Sallis Dan Higgins

Studio albums	Cuts Across the Land Neptune Bruiser

EPs	Roll, Spirit, Roll Relieve the Distressed Covered in Love Ex-Voto Kusama

Singles	"Darling You're Mean" "Dark is Light Enough" "Cuts Across the Land" "Lion Rip" "Love is an Unfamiliar Name" "Lassoo" (lead track from Ex Voto EP) "The Step and the Walk" "My Sunken Treasure" "Everybody's Under Your Spell" (lead track from Kusama EP) "Don't Wait"

Related articles	Discography