Bruiser (album) explained

Bruiser
Type:	studio
Artist:	The Duke Spirit
Cover:	Bruiser, The Duke Spirit's cover.jpg
Released:	September 2011
Recorded:	2010–2011
Genre:	Garage rock
Producer:	Andrew Scheps
Prev Title:	Neptune
Prev Year:	2008
Next Title:	Kin
Next Year:	2016

Bruiser is the third studio album by English band The Duke Spirit.^[1] It was released in 2011 and was produced and mixed by Andrew Scheps. "Everybody's Under Your Spell" had previously been released as the lead track of the band's Kusama EP from 2010, and "Surrender" and "Don't Wait" were released as singles with accompanying music videos. "Surrender" is featured in the soundtrack of the 2012 video game Forza Horizon, on the in-game radio station "Horizon Rocks".

Critical reception

According to Metacritic, Bruiser received generally favourable reviews from critics.^[2]

Personnel

The Duke Spirit

• Liela Moss - vocals, piano, harmonica, percussion
• Luke Ford - guitar, piano, organ
• Olly Betts - drums, percussion, piano, organ, glockenspiel, guitar
• Toby Butler - guitar, bass, organ, piano
• Marc Sallis - bass

Additional musicians

• Andrew Scheps - organ on "Villain"
• Rich File - omnichord on "Surrender"

Additional technical personnel

• Andrew Scheps - production, mixing
• Rich File - production on "Procession", "Surrender", "De Lux" and "Running Fire"
• Ian Davenport - Oxford session engineering
• Alan Moulder - mixing on "Procession"
• Catherine Marks - mixing on "Bodies"

Notes and References

1. Web site: Noel. Gardner. 2021-08-27. BBC - Music - Review of The Duke Spirit - Bruiser. www.bbc.co.uk.
2. Web site: Bruiser . Metacritic . 8 December 2014.