Under the Dark Cloth

Under the Dark Cloth
Studio album by
Duke Special
Released29 November 2011 (2011-11-29)
GenreBlues, blues rock, rock
Length44:36
Duke Special chronology
Duke Special Sings the Songs of Ruby Murray
(2011) 		Under the Dark Cloth
(2011) 		Oh Pioneer
(2012)
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The Irish Times[1]
tollbooth.org[2]

Under the Dark Cloth is the sixth studio album by Northern Irish recording artist Duke Special. It was self-released on 29 November 2011. It is the result of an invitation by the Department of Photography of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York to write a suite of songs inspired by the work of pioneering photographers Paul Strand, Alfred Stieglitz and Edward Steichen. The songs were co-written by Duke Special and Boo Hewerdine, with the exception of "You Press the Button and We’ll Do the Rest" which was co-written by Duke Special and Neil Hannon, and are accompanied in the recording by the RTÉ Concert Orchestra performing arrangements by Irish composer and arranger Michael Keeney.[1][2]

  1. ^ a b Clayton-Lea, Tony (18 November 2011). "Duke Special". Retrieved 23 August 2012.
  2. ^ a b Walker, Derek (10 July 2012). "Duke Special – Under the Dark Cloth". Retrieved 23 August 2012.