The Duke & The King Exhibit 'Rare, Fiery Brilliance' (The Guardian) In UK - 'Nothing Gold Can Stay' Out August 4th

New York (Top40 Charts/ Shore Fire Media) - Simone Felice (Felice Brothers) and Robert "Chicken" Burke (George Clinton) have conjured success with their debut album as The Duke & The King titled 'Nothing Gold Can Stay' (Aug 4 / Ramseur Records). Before embarking on a string of US tour dates August 1st, The Duke & The King brought the album to the UK where top critics were floored by their "rare, fiery brilliance" (Laura Barton, The Guardian).

Here are more thoughts on 'Nothing Gold Can Stay' from across the pond:

"They have pulled off a quite remarkable feat on Nothing Gold Can Stay - one of my favorite albums of the year. Each song somehow sounding like a classic, each live performance suggesting we are in the presence of a rare, fiery brilliance." - The Guardian

"Haunted but rapturous. Treasure it." - The Mirror (4/4 Stars)

"A beautiful sound. I've had some great live music on the show over the years but I don't think we've had any better this. That was just beautiful, so so good!" - BBC Radio London

"The greatest singer-songwriter you've never heard... [Simone Felice] goes places few artists ever touch." - London Telegraph

"Exquisite... already one of my favorite albums of the year..." - Uncut Magazine

August/September US Tour Dates
August 1 Woodstock, NY The Colony Cafe
August 2 Cambridge, MA Club Passim
August 3 Philadelphia, PA Chapel at First Unitarian Church
August 4 New York, NY Mercury Lounge
August 6 Chapel Hill, NC Local 506
August 7 Atlanta, GA Eddie's Attic
August 8 Birmingham, AL Bottletree
August 10 Nashville, TN The Basement
August 11 Newport, KY Southgate House (Parlour)
August 13 Indianapolis, IN Locals Only
August 14 Chicago, IL Schubas
August 15 Pittsburgh, PA Club Cafe
August 16 Arlington, VA IOTA Club and Cafe