The Barbarians Move In

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The Barbarians Move In
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Studio album by
Released14 February 2008 (UK)
Genre Indie
Length44:20
Label This Is Fake DIY Records
Producer Duels
Duels chronology
The Bright Lights and What I Should Have Learned
(2006)
The Barbarians Move In
(2008)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AngryApe (very positive) [1]
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Leeds Music Scene Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [3]
NME (8/10) (04/26/2008, p.36)
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Whisperin' and Hollerin' Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [4]

The Barbarians Move In is the second album by Duels. It was released for digital download on 14 February 2008 followed by a physical release in April 2008 on This Is Fake DIY Records. It was produced, engineered and mixed by the band themselves. [5]

Contents

Track listing

  1. "The Furies"
  2. "Sleeping Giants"
  3. "Regeneration"
  4. "Perimeter Fence"
  5. "The Healing"
  6. "Wolvesland"
  7. "The Wild Hunt"
  8. "This Year's Man"
  9. "Forgotten Babies"
  10. "The First Time/The Last Time"
  11. "The Barbarians Move In"

[6]

Singles

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References

  1. AngryApe review
  2. The Guardian review
  3. Leeds Music Scene review
  4. Whisperin' and Hollerin' review
  5. "DUELS — the Barbarians Move in". Archived from the original on 18 February 2009. Retrieved 18 May 2009.
  6. "Duels to release a new album in February titled 'The Barbarians Move In'". Leeds Music Scene. Dave Sugden. 11 January 2008. Retrieved 14 February 2008.