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There are some excellent things on the horizon, particularly if you’re into the loosely defined indie folk / alt-country / cowpunk genre that we can’t seem to name. My old favourites Cuff The Duke return this October with “Sidelines of the City,” following up 2005’s eponymous Cuff The Duke. The song “Surging Revival” is up [...]

I draw a lot of parallels between Cuff the Duke’s self-titled sophomore effort and Hot Hot Heat’s Elevator. Back in 2002, both bands release critically acclaimed records, breaking themselves into the Canadian indie scene with punk-influenced, nervously energetic albums that carried a wonderful sense of spontaneity. While the West coast act derived their sound from [...]

Attending school in Guelph meant Three Gut Records was a constant presence. The label’s roots are in that town, and it saw the formation of now internationally recognized acts like the Constantines and Royal City (Guelph being the “royal city”). One of my favorite acts on TGR’s roster was Cuff The Duke. I suppose the [...]