The Duckworth Lewis Method
The Duckworth Lewis Method (band) | |
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Origin | Ireland |
Genres | Pop music, Cricket poetry |
Years active | 2009–present |
Labels | Divine Comedy Records / 1969 Records |
Members | Neil Hannon Thomas Walsh |
Website | www.dlmethod.co.uk/ |
The Duckworth Lewis Method are a
Hannon and Walsh have described their album as "a kaleidoscopic musical adventure through the beautiful and rather silly world of cricket."
On 9 September 2009 the band were put on hiatus.
In late October 2012 Hannon and Walsh confirmed they were working on a second Duckworth Lewis album.
Promotion
On 21 May 2009,
On 16 July 2009 the band appeared on the BBC's Test Match Special during the lunch break on the first day of the second Ashes Test match against the Australian team at Lord's. They sang a new song named "Test Match Special".
"The Age of Revolution" was released as a download-only single on 28 June 2009. It was announced that a limited one-track physical promotional copy of the single would be available to press. The song reflects the spread of cricket to Britain's colonies, particularly India.
Hannon and Walsh were interviewed for The Chap (Aug/9 Sep Issue) about the album and cricket. Amongst the points covered were a peerage for umpire Dickie Bird, the renaming of The Oval as The Ovaltine and the reduction of cricket beyond Twenty20 to just a coin toss.
Discography
Eponymous album
All songs written and composed by Neil Hannon and Thomas Walsh.
Track listing
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "The Coin Toss" | 1:08 |
2. | "The Age of Revolution" | 3:56 |
3. | "Gentlemen And Players" | 3:18 |
4. | "The Sweet Spot" | 3:06 |
5. | "Jiggery Pokery" | 3:23 |
6. | "Mason on The Boundary" | 4:22 |
7. | "Rain Stops Play" | 1:13 |
8. | "Meeting Mr. Miandad" | 3:12 |
9. | "The Nightwatchman" | 4:49 |
10. | "Flatten The Hay" | 4:18 |
11. | "Test Match Special" | 4:02 |
12. | "The End of The Over" | 2:50 |
Sticky Wickets
Track listing
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Sticky Wickets" | 4:15 |
2. | "Boom Boom Third Man" | 4:03 |
6. | "Chin Music" | 2:04 |
7. | "Out in the Middle" | 4:36 |
8. | "Line And Length" | 3:40 |
9. | "The Laughing Cavaliers" | 2:38 |
10. | "Judd's Paradox" | 4:16 |
11. | "Mystery Man" | 4:06 |
12. | "Nudging And Nurdling" | 5:21 |
See also
- 2009 in Irish music
- Duckworth-Lewis method
References
- ^ "HELLO.....GOOD MORNING..." 16 May 2009. on myspace
- ^ "A message from 'Lewis'..." 24 January 2009. on myspace
- ^ "Duckworth Lewis Method announce hiatus on The Divine Comedy bulletin board". Retrieved 17 October 2018.
- ^ Will cricket album hit a six at song awards?, bbc.co.uk
- ^ "Recent Updates". a short site about The Divine Comedy. 27 October 2012. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
- ^ "Recent Updates". a short site about The Divine Comedy. 1 March 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
- ^ "The Duckworth Lewis Method Announce New Album 'Sticky Wickets' Released July 1st 2013". Contactmusic.com. 9 April 2013. Retrieved 15 May 2013.
- ^ "Sticky Wickets". 4 June 2013.
- ^ "10 Questions for The Duckworth Lewis Method". 29 June 2013.
- ^ "BBC Radio 4 Today". BBC News. 21 May 2009.