Tuff Love unveil ‘Duke’ from new EP ‘Dregs’

It’s all in the small steps, but bit-by-bit Tuff Love are becoming one of the brightest new acts around. Julie Eisenstein and Suse Bear specialise in understated, grunge-lined rock, and it’s not the kind to throw down a gauntlet or dislodge the senses. But on evidence of ‘Dregs’, these previously unassuming numbers are building up into an almighty stack.

Next on the agenda is ‘Dregs’, a forthcoming EP on Lost Map Records, out 6th November. The release is being led by ‘Duke’, a song about “roots and growth” that suitably lodges itself in the conscience from the get go. Simple guitar lines circuit around, while the pair ask: “Oh, what’s it all about?”

DIY is premiering ‘Duke’ below - check it out below a tracklist and upcoming dates. They play a DIY x Beacons Metro show at Headrow House on 13th November - tickets.

‘Dregs’ tracklist:

1. Duke
2. Crocodile
3. Threads
4. Amphibian
5. Carbon

NOVEMBER
05 Iceland Airwaves
07 Edinburgh, Limbo, Voodoo Rooms
08 Cardiff, Swn Festival
09 Sheffield, The Harley
10 Leicester, The Musician
11 Brighton, The Hope & Ruin
12 London, Dalston Victoria
13 Leeds, Headrow House, Beacons Metro (DIY Presents)
14 Manchester, The Castle
15 York, The Fulford Arms
21 Glasgow, Hug & Pint

Top photo: Martin Barker.