Marmaduke Duke
Marmaduke Duke are a Scottish conceptual rock duo from Ayrshire, Scotland, comprising Simon Neil of Biffy Clyro and JP Reid of Sucioperro. Within the band, the pair perform under the pseudonyms The Atmosphere and The Dragon respectively. According to Neil, the band, and its albums, are "based on a trilogy of unreleased manuscripts that a friend of ours brought to this country a few years ago. We're really just working to soundtrack those stories."
They released their debut album, The Magnificent Duke, in April 2005. It debuted at number thirty-seven on the UK Independent Albums Charts. The band returned in 2009 with the single "Kid Gloves" from their second album, Duke Pandemonium, which was released in May 2009. The albums second single, "Rubber Lover", became a commercial success in the United Kingdom following extensive airplay on radio, such as BBC Radio 1, and peaked at number twelve on the UK Singles Charts. The album achieved similar success, debuting at number four on the albums charts in their native Scotland, and at number fourteen in the United Kingdom.
In 2023, lead singer Simon Neil confirmed in an interview with NME that the bands third album was "progressing well", and claimed that it will be their last album as following its release "the duke will be dead".
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