"Silhouettes" is a song written by the
Scottish experimental rock
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group
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. Acc ...
. It is included on their second album '
Duke Pandemonium and was released as a single on 6 July 2009. The single release of Silhouettes will be a remix version by
Jacknife Lee
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. This version was first played by
Zane Lowe
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After an early career in music creation, production and DJing, he moved to the UK in 1997. He came to prominence thro ...
on BBC Radio One in May 2009 with a preview being added to the bands
Myspace page soon after.
A video has been filmed which is set to continue the story of the Duke as shown in videos for previous singles 'Kid Gloves' and 'Rubber Lover'.
References
External links
{{Marmaduke Duke
2009 singles
Marmaduke Duke songs
2009 songs
14th Floor Records singles