period of three weeks. September 2015 brought with it the first Duke Spirit performance in three years at the End of the Road Festival with new bass player Rich Fownes (Bad for Lazarus, Unkle, The Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster) and also the first release from Kin, the song "Here Comes the Vapour". The following single, "Blue and Yellow Light", was released in November with an accompanying music video. Success The Duke Spirit have received acclaim and increasing success despite relatively little advertising-based promotion on television and radio. Initially a 'word of mouth' band, their touring schedules helped them spread their music across England and beyond into America and the rest of Europe, culminating in a nomination for "Best Live Band" at the 2011 Artrocker Magazine Awards. They have played a number of high-profile support slots for Queens of the Stone Age, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, British Sea Power, R.E.M., Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Supergrass, Eagles Of Death Metal, and Jane's Addiction. Since 2008, the band have performed on American and British TV multiple times, appearing on Later... with Jools Holland, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Last Call with Carson Daly, It's On with Alexa Chung, The Henry Rollins Show, Shameless, and the Late Show with David Letterman. Their song "Send a Little Love Token" was also included in the fifth title in the Guitar Hero video game series. Released in September 2009, it had sold nearly 1 million copies worldwide by the end of the year. Personnel Current members Liela Moss - vocals, harmonica, piano, percussion (2003–present) Luke Ford - guitar, backing vocals, Farfisa, piano, Autoharp (2003–present) Toby Butler - guitar, bass guitar, backing vocals, organs, piano (2003–present) Olly 'The Kid' Betts - drums, glockenspiel, percussion, piano, backing vocals (2003–present) Rich Fownes - bass guitar (2014–present) Former members Dan Higgins - guitar, autoharp (2003–2008) Marc Sallis - bass guitar (2008–2012) Discography Cuts Across the Land (2005) Neptune (2008) Bruiser (2011) Kin (2016) Sky Is Mine (2017) References External links Official website Interview with Toby Butler & Leila Moss - October 2007 from The Line of Best Fit Live in-studio performance on Morning Becomes Eclectic - KCRW Heavenly Recordings artists English indie rock groups Musical groups from London Fiction Records artists Polydor Records artists