Kevin Bronson on August 27th, 2009

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Had to chuckle when I received the blast about the Duke Spirit’s “new” single, “Lassoo.” I think I had that track (which first appeared on the U.K. band’s “Ex-Voto” EP) on my Best-of-2007 mixes. The rivulets that carry music toward the mainstream run slowly sometimes. I’ve seen the band perform “Lassoo” live at least four times, but never with horns. Good stuff. Two albums in – 2006’s “Cuts Across the Land” and last year’s “Neptune” – the Duke Spirit is as good as British rock gets for me these days. The band is winding up its tour behind “Neptune.”

||| Live: The Duke Spirit, joined by British trio Band of Skulls, plays the El Rey Theatre on Tuesday night.