Duke Pandemonium
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| Released | 11 May 2009 | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock, dance-pop, funk | |||
| Length | 32:59 | |||
| Label | 14th Floor | |||
| Producer | J.P. Reid, Simon Neil | |||
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Duke Pandemonium is the second studio album by Scottish conceptual rock duo Marmaduke Duke, released on 11 May 2009 on 14th Floor Records. Band member JP Reid describes the album as "superfunky, supertight, superunique." According to Simon Neil, the album is "a lot more cohesive" than its predecessor The Magnificent Duke. He states that the band recorded a "dance record": "I suppose it's in that kind of TV On The Radio vibe, you know, lots of grooves and beats – I'm playing keyboard live on here, I don’t really play any guitars in this band which really helps to keep me out of that usual comfort zone."
The album performed strongly in their native Scotland, debuting at number four on the Scottish Albums Charts, whilst it entered the UK Albums Chart at number fourteen. The albums lead single, "Kid Gloves", debuted at number four on the Scottish Singles Charts, whilst its second single, "Rubber Lover", gave the band their first appearance on the national singles charts in the United Kingdom, reaching number twelve. A third and final single was released from the album, "Silhouettes", debuted at number 31 on the UK Physical Singles Charts.