Dukes of Windsor
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| Dukes of Windsor | |
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| Origin |  Melbourne, Australia |
| Genre(s) | Rock Electronica |
| Label(s) | Island Records |
| Website | Official Website MySpace Page |
| Members | |
| Cory Blight Jack Weaving Joe Franklin Oscar Dawson Scott Targett |
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Dukes of Windsor are an Electro/Rock group most noted for the highly successful The Others, for which they joined forces for a remix with Australian dance act TV Rock.
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[edit] Biography
Dukes of Windsor found their first incarnation when Jack Weaving (vocals) and Cory Blight (drums/engineer) spent several months in Cory’s bedroom writing songs. They enlisted the talents of Scott Targett (keyboard), Oscar Dawson (guitar) and Joe Franklin (bass) in 2005 and the tectonic indie electro rock sounds of Dukes of Windsor were created.
Releasing the Foxhunt EP in 2005, debut album The Others in 2006 and gigging in their hometown of Melbourne, it wasn’t long until Dukes of Windsor created waves everywhere they went. They toured nationally, were awarded Triple J’s “Next Crop Artist 2006”, and in 2007 the remix of their debut single “The Others” was certified Gold in Australia, was a top 10 Aria single, spent a huge three months at #1 on the Aria Club Chart, received an Aria Award nomination.
In 2008 they signed to Universal/Island Records Australia and called upon the Nordic talents of hardcore legends Pelle Henriccson and Eskil Lövström (Refused “The Shape of Punk to Come”) to produce their second album, set for release in June 2008.
[edit] Band Members
Jack Weaving - Vocalist
Cory Blight - Drums
Scott Targett - Keyboard
Oscar Dawson - Guitar
Joe Franklin - Bass
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
- September 2, 2006: The Others
- June, 2008: Minus
[edit] EPs
- August 15, 2005: Foxhunt
[edit] Singles
| Year | Title | Album | Chart positions | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian (ARIA) | ARIA Digital Chart | NZ Singles Chart | ||||||
| 2006 | "The Others" |
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- | - | - | |||
| "Handsome Man" | - | - | - | |||||
| "So Beautiful" | - | - | - | |||||
| "Tear This Party Down" | - | - | - | |||||
| 2007 | "The Others" vs TV Rock |
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#10 | #9 | - | |||
| 2008 | "It's a War" |
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- | - | - | |||
