New York, NY (Top40 Charts)
"Left Behind is exactly what you think it is: a song about leaving things behind. We were trying to capture the feeling of loneliness and isolation one can feel when they're far from the one(s) they love - both lyrically and musically. It's about the distance often forced between us and the longing to be together again.
It's the only soft-ish song of the music we've released over the last year and once we got in the studio with it we had the opportunity to explore some really cool ideas that are pretty new for us. It was a lot of fun building this tune and taking it from mellow and simmering to a driving banjo-driven sing-along…plus lapsteel!" - Ethan Smith
Based in Toronto, Canada, Union Duke comprise Matt, Ethan, Jim, Will and Rob, genuine friends who take influence from the gems of their parents' record collections and injecting an extra dose of rock n roll attitude, whilst staying to the traditional roots. Five singers; five songwriters; countless reasons for them to be your new favourite band. With three albums, countless festival stages, and hundreds of thousands of kilometres in the rear-view, the band is excited to be touring new music and winning new fans everywhere they go.
In the two years since their last record Golden Days, Union Duke has been steadily travelling and unravelling across the country, and they're ready to share the lessons they've learned with a slate of new music. Having played at at London's The Moth Club on 28th January as part of AmericanaFest UK, Union Duke put on a high energy live show complete with soaring harmonies, driving rhythm, chicken pickin' guitar licks and banjo at a breakneck speed. Their humour and infectious enthusiasm will put a grin on your face and have you kicking up dust on the dancefloor. Union Duke are five guys, twenty-four beers, and a half-ton truckload of foot stomping folk rock. Left Behind is the final single to be released from their EP, following
Atlas of Love; Ladidadida and 1,2,3.
'Classic warm-sounding roots-rock gem' - Folk
Radio UK
'The band's array of instruments includes just the right balance of twang and heart to make their live show one to remember' - Toronto Guardian
'They manage to deliver the energy of a jam band, but in catchy, radio-play length three-minute songs' - Exclaim
'Warm, bucolic and friendly' - Americana UK
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