Duke Stewart?s (Twenty Four Different Faces)
This is that rare and wonderful thing?a brilliant debut album from a mature young artist with a sound like nothing you have ever heard. Stewart?s voice sounds like it?s caught somewhere between adolescence and adulthood, but he sings with the idiosyncratic confidence of Van Morrison. His guitar playing crackles with folk melody that most artists are looking for and he?s already learned that less means more. Stewart?s unique phrasing glides you along at a mellow pace as you absorb his superbly crafted songs. The material is often unabashedly spiritual, invested with down-to-earth intensity and sincerity. Duke Stewart has it all together and the production lets it shine.
Ace Winn, Singer-Songwriter

CD review

Duke Stewart’s (Twenty Four Different Faces)
This is that rare and wonderful thing—a brilliant debut album from a mature young artist with a sound like nothing you have ever heard. Stewart’s voice sounds like it’s caught somewhere between adolescence and adulthood, but he sings with the idiosyncratic confidence of Van Morrison. His guitar playing crackles with folk melody that most artists are looking for and he’s already learned that less means more. Stewart’s unique phrasing glides you along at a mellow pace as you absorb his superbly crafted songs. The material is often unabashedly spiritual, invested with down-to-earth intensity and sincerity. Duke Stewart has it all together and the production lets it shine.
Ace Winn, Singer-Songwriter

CD review

Duke Stewart has borrowed a page from Neil Young and Bob Dylan and a songwriting sense that is inspired by traditional acoustic rock/pop and blues/rock vocals in his 10 song CD, "Twenty four Different Faces". The opening track, "Manser's Garden" begins with a lo-fi strumming guitar that moves into a light bluesy piece that reminds us of a Black Crowes acoustic effort. Stewart sings with a sincerity and rawness that is ultimately very believable. The tunes cover a myriad of subjects from war to greedy corporations - but mostly the tunes are about life and how to react to adversity. Track 2, "Cindy's War", is a tribute to war-protester and mourning mother, Cindy Sheehan. The tune conveys a powerful emotion, 'do we want to know what he died for?. .well that's just like Cindys' war". The interesting device Stewart uses is the space following that question in the song - the answer doesn't come. .and there is a feeling of waiting and a clock ticking before Stewart says it's like her war. .and it is. .as the answer still has not come to satisfy many. Musically, Stewart takes the comparisons of Young and Dylan in the track as he wraps his performance around his harmonica. Track 3, "Behind Your Walls", is a partially psychedelic journey, part troubadour song, as Stewart describes the struggle for freedom, 'behind your walls'. Track 6, "Mid-Line", is a powerful acoustic song that is about a judgment day of sorts, 'there will come a time, when you will walk that line, you better give it all away'. The final track on the record, track 10, is "Draw" - and Stewart saves the best for last as he performs an intimate song about friendship and love that sounds like a place of satisfaction. He sings, "draw me into you and I will find peace there'. We believe him - it's our favorite tune. All tolled, the CD is a folk acoustic rock effort that reveals the heart of its author through songs that inspire and communicate truthfully.

BIO

Duke Stewart was born in Jacksonville FL. Feeding off the rich southern sounds of the big bands that shaped the southern rock culture. While still drawn to folk music that calls a people to change. He is able to bring to light the best of both worlds. Duke Stewart is about change with in the body, soul, and mind of this new genoration of listeners.