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 first album by the English indie rock band The Duke Spirit. It was released in the United Kingdom in May 2005. It reached #40 in the UK Albums Chart.

Track listing

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

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

1. Cuts Across the Land at AllMusic
2. Metacritic
3. The Guardian review
4. NME review
5. Pitchfork Media review
6. Popmatters review
7. Prefix review

External links

• The Duke Spirit members give details of each song on Cuts Across The Land