Elton John’s Yellow Brick Road by David LaChapelle

Duchess:2008:01:13 70.9mb 128kbps mp3
01 Paris [Friendly Fires] 00:00:00:00
02 Starts with One (Young Americans Remix) [Shiny Toy Guns] 00:03:43:60
03 what’s a girl to do [Bat For Lashes] 00:08:48:71
04 Foundations [Kate Nash] 00:11:42:60
05 Your Lips Are Red [St. Vincent] 00:15:31:73
06 GhettoWays [Scissors for Lefty] 00:20:04:60
07 Polite Dance Song [The Bird And The Bee] 00:24:32:16
08 Dashboard [Modest Mouse] 00:28:14:24
09 Atlas [Battles] 00:32:18:11
10 You Got Yr. Cherry Bomb [Spoon] 00:36:23:04
11 The Minaret [John Vanderslice] 00:39:11:49
12 Failsafe [The New Pornographers] 00:43:35:72
13 23 [Blonde Redhead] 00:46:04:20
14 Merrymaking At My Place (Kissy Sellout Remix) [Calvin Harris] 00:51:09:56
15 Breaker [Low] 00:57:14:11
16 The Way I Am [Ingrid Michaelson] 01:00:00:22
17 A Postcard To Nina [Jens Lekman] 01:02:10:22
18 Fraulein [Pale Young Gentlemen] 01:07:05:69
19 See A Penny (Pick It Up) [YACHT] 01:10:06:17
20 Most Likely You Go Your Way… (Mark Ronson Re-Version) [Bob Dylan] 01:13:46:67

One of my favorite bands of my youth, introduced to me by my friend Leigh. Must admit that once Hugh Cornwell left, I refused to listen to anything since. No other vocalist could do those songs justice. If you need a relatively concise history, try Wiki. And some may draw conclusions that Duchess is a Stranglers reference; they would be right. So here is a small grouping of their early videos, showcasing that distinctive gritty sound: complex bass lines, swirling Doors keys, and proto-punk attitude.

The Stranglers - Get a Grip On Yourself

The Stranglers - Straighten Out

The Stranglers - Bear Cage

The Stranglers - Duchess

The Stranglers - Nice ‘N’ Sleazy

The Stranglers - Sweden

The Stranglers - Nuclear Device

The Stranglers - 5 Minutes

Duchess:2008:01:06 74.9mb 128kbps mp3
01 Taper Jean Girl [Kings Of Leon] 00:00:00:00
02 Soul Finger [The Bar-Kays] 00:03:03:02
03 Impossible (Possible Remake by Studio) [Shout Out Louds] 00:05:07:33
04 Little Bit [Lykke Li] 00:10:26:15
05 all the pretty little horses [coil] 00:14:40:31
06 The Virus [Mutiny UK] 00:19:18:37
07 Archangel [Burial] 00:24:32:33
08 This [Brian Eno] 00:28:23:21
09 Early Winter [Keane] 00:31:44:47
10 Sin Frenos [Chico Mann] 00:35:43:56
11 Paris, Texas (InFlagranti Mix) [33hz] 00:41:50:25
12 All My Friends [LCD Soundsystem] 00:48:18:34
13 Shut Your Eyes (Glimmers Remix) [Snow Patrol] 00:55:51:59
14 Just You & I [dZihan & Kamien] 01:01:30:01
15 Banged And Blown Through [Saul Williams] 01:07:18:44
16 68 State [Gorillaz] 01:10:59:48
17 C’est Bien Mieux Comme Ca [Soha] 01:15:40:27

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