R2 Magazine
“Dare Dukes’ latest album is a striking combination of chiming REM-esque alt.rock and minimalist acoustica. An aching exploration of modern Americana, Prettiest Transmitter of All is a stunning piece of work from the Savannah-based songsmith.
—R2 Magazine (United Kingdom), December 2009
Consequence of Sound Adds “Bakersfield” to Friday Mixtape
Music blog Consequence of Sound included “Bakersfield” in their Friday Mixtape. Cool!
Evaluate the level of nifty here.
GPB’s Georgia Gazette
Interview with Orlando Montoya on Georgia Public Broadcasting’s Georgia Gazette, broadcast on 18 NPR stations across Georgia during evening drive-time:
—March 13, 2009
Georgia Public Broadcasting
“…an intimate-feeling guitar-led record with well-placed accessories, lyrical heft and finely-balanced melodies. Full of well-produced and air-worthy songs, it deserves wide attention.”
—Orlando Montoya, Georgia Public Broadcasting, February 1, 2009
Brooklyn Rail
“…passionately sung, and loaded with inventive instrumental arrangements, surprising melodic twists, and multiple layers of wonderful, shimmery guitar work. And it rocks out, too. A joy to listen to.”
—Dave Mandl, WFMU-FM DJ; Music Editor for The Brooklyn Rail
Best of 2008
“Best of 2008”
—Lithuim Radio, December 20, 2008
—Snob’s Music Blog, December 5, 2008
—Wildy’s World, December 25, 2008
Atlanta Music Guide
“Four stars…[Dukes’] melodies are hook-laden but intricate. If forced to choose between a major or minor chord, Dare always chooses the less obvious and more interesting latter…Like [Vic] Chestnutt, he shows a deep affinity for the strangeness and eccentricities in people. The people in Dukes’ songs are not losers per se; they are just different, kind of like we all are. And Dukes loves them for that, which makes it very easy to in turn love Dukes.”
—Al Kaufman, Atlanta Music Guide, December 10, 2008