Cuts Across the Land

Untitled

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NME	(7/10)
Pitchfork Media	(7.4/10)
Popmatters	(7/10)
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Cuts Across the Land is the first album by the English indie rock band The Duke Spirit. It was released in the United Kingdom in May 2005. It reached #40 in the UK Albums Chart.

Tracklisting

All lyrics are written by Liela Moss

UK release (Loog Records, 2005)

No.	Title	Music	Length
1.	"Cuts Across the Land"	Toby Butler	3:11
2.	"Stubborn Stitches"	Butler	3:20
3.	"Darling, You're Mean"	Luke Ford	3:58
4.	"Win Your Love"	Ford	3:14
5.	"Hello to the Floor"	Ford	4:35
6.	"Bottom of the Sea"	Ford	4:09
7.	"Fades the Sun"	Dan Higgins	2:48
8.	"You Were Born Inside My Heart"	Butler	3:21
9.	"Lion Rip"	Butler	2:37
10.	"Lovetones"	Ford	4:01
11.	"Love Is an Unfamiliar Name"	Butler	2:34
12.	"Red Weather"	Ford	4:43

UK Bonus Track

No.	Title	Music	Length
13.	"Dark Is Light Enough"	Butler, Ford	3:02

US release (Star Time International Records, 2006)

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Cuts Across the Land"	3:11
2.	"Love Is an Unfamiliar Name"	3:20
3.	"Darling, You're Mean"	3:58
4.	"Win Your Love"	3:14
5.	"Hello to the Floor"	4:35
6.	"Bottom of the Sea"	4:09
7.	"Fades the Sun"	2:48
8.	"You Were Born Inside My Heart"	3:21
9.	"Lion Rip"	2:37
10.	"Lovetones"	4:01
11.	"Stubborn Stitches"	2:34
12.	"Red Weather"	4:43

Souvenirs

The 'Special Edition' UK release included a bonus disc of exclusive rarities, titled in the sleeve notes as Souvenirs – A Bonus Album and on the disc itself as Rarities Album. It comprised ten additional tracks, made up of demos and radio sessions.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Scratching Around" (demo)	3:19
2.	"So Good To Hear" (demo)	4:40
3.	"Patients" (demo)	3:13
4.	"Wooden Heart" (demo)	4:27
5.	"The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter" (demo)	3:43
6.	"Hello To The Floor" (Radio 1 Lamacq Live session track)	4:17
7.	"Lion Rip" (Virgin Razorcuts session track)	2:13
8.	"Cuts Across The Land" (XFM session track)	3:15
9.	"Win Your Love" (Virgin Razorcuts session track)	3:06
10.	"Dark Is Light Enough" (XFM session track)	4:28

External links

• The Duke Spirit members give details of each song on Cuts Across The Land