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On Minus, the Victorian five-piece’s second album, they don’t so much find their feet as notice what daring stunts and sexy moves they can do with them. “There’s nothing better than a good pop song,” says Dukes Of Windsor singer Jack Weaving. “When you’re hit with the good stuff you forget [the bad]. There are so many different acts that are well respected that have pop sensibilities.”

Collaborating with Pelle Henriccson and Eskil Lövström, who produced one of the band’s favourite albums, the seminal The Shape Of Punk To Come by ’90s hardcore-punk giants Refused, the Dukes endured the sub-zero temperatures of the Swedish winter (hence the album title) to work with them. “They’d given The Shape Of Punk To Come a real sort of groove I don’t think hardcore had really had before that,” Weaving says. “That’s what they brought to our album. I kept getting yelled at, down the headphones, to give it more Al Green and more Marvin Gaye … [Pelle and Eskil] really wanted us to give it more soul, which I hope came out in a strange sort of … clinical Swedish way!”

With its cool, crisp beats and dark basslines, Minus often reflects the environment in which it was made. “If there was a feeling or a few words to describe the album, it’s definitely all about the call to arms,” says Weaving.

The first single, ‘It’s A War’ was added to high rotation on triple j and reached the status of Number 1 most played song on the station, with the second, ‘No Disguise’, also going to Number 1.

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Single number four from Dukes Of Windsor's current album Minus, Crystal's Getting High is reminiscent of the good old electronic days of the eighties, with more than a hint of the New Orders about it.

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Taken from Dukes of Windsor's major label debut Minus, Runaway reflects a sense of escapism, set amongst flowing synth textures, punchy bass-lines, an insistent rhythm and infectious, soaring choruses.

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Get It is the second single released from Dukes of Windsor’s sophomore album MINUS. Lead singer Jack Weaving says of the single: “We wanted to give it a bit of dirt. If performed incorrectly it can come across with the wrong attitude of just being far too light and fluffy but there’s a dark undertone in the new mix, which is great.”

With it's raw beats and pop-rock sensibilities, Get It has helped propel the Dukes of Windsor further toward their destination as a 'rock band'.

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MINUS was released in a limited number on vinyl LP for collectors.

On MINUS, the Victorian five-piece’s second album, they don’t so much find their feet as notice what daring stunts and sexy moves they can do with them. “There’s nothing better than a good pop song,” says Dukes Of Windsor singer Jack Weaving. “When you’re hit with the good stuff you forget [the bad]. There are so many different acts that are well respected that have pop sensibilities.”

Collaborating with Pelle Henriccson and Eskil Lövström, who produced one of the band’s favourite albums, the seminal The Shape Of Punk To Come by ’90s hardcore-punk giants Refused, the Dukes endured the sub-zero temperatures of the Swedish winter (hence the album title) to work with them. “They’d given The Shape Of Punk To Come a real sort of groove I don’t think hardcore had really had before that,” Weaving says. “That’s what they brought to our album. I kept getting yelled at, down the headphones, to give it more Al Green and more Marvin Gaye … [Pelle and Eskil] really wanted us to give it more soul, which I hope came out in a strange sort of … clinical Swedish way!”

With its cool, crisp beats and dark basslines, MINUS often reflects the environment in which it was made. “If there was a feeling or a few words to describe the album, it’s definitely all about the call to arms,” says Weaving.

The first single, ‘It’s A War’ was added to high rotation on triple j and reached the status of Number 1 most played song on the station, with the second, ‘No Disguise’, also going to Number 1.

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The first single from Dukes Of Windsor’s second album MINUS, It’s A War, was added to high rotation on triple j and reached the status of Number 1 most played song on the station. Lead singer Jack Weaving says of the single: “That was the first track that we finished. We found the original home-studio version had the energy that we were trying to find so it was just a case of run with what you’ve got.”

The catchy single was the first release from Dukes Of Windsor after the highly popular rushed debut album, 2005’s independently released The Others, which by Weaving’s own admission lacked focus. In their attempt to change the direction of the band, Dukes of Windsor released this single as a statement to their future direction: edgier, dirtier, rock and roll sensibilities.