Bruiser is the third album from The Duke Spirit, following on from their critically acclaimed debut Cuts Across The Land and 2008's Neptune. Since Neptune arrived, The Duke Spirit have had a few adventures collaborating with the fashion world - designers Philip Lim and the late Alexander McQueen called Liela their muse - but Moss says such experiences didn't directly affect Bruiser. 'There's an element of costume in a song like 'Procession' that perhaps is related to seeing a part of the fashion world up-close, feeling the theatrics of it in the room' After a few months of work in London, the band grabbed their tapes and files for a pilgrimage back to Los Angeles to finish the record with Andrew Scheps (Johnny Cash, Chilli Peppers, Metallica). Scheps (who has a rep for being Rick Rubin's favourite pair of ears, as well as a production wizard) helped them slim down their instrumentation so it would ultimately thump on the stereo.'Bruiser' is a fitting album title, musically it's a collection of squealing guitars, churning riffs, and powerful drumming, Moss sums it up perfectly: "Bruiser is tough love. Bruiser is an order of seraphim singing burning praise. Bruiser is a sensual creature or a woodland demon.just look at that Ram on the cover!"

Track Listing

Disc 1:

1. Cherry Tree
2. Everybody's Under Your Spell
3. Villain
4. Don't Wait
5. Surrender
6. Running Fire
7. De Lux
8. Procession
9. Northbound
10. Glorious
11. Victory
12. Homecoming