The Sand That Falls

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The Sand That Falls
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Studio album by
Released10 August 2009
Genre Blues
Length37:49
Label Fire Records [1]
Duke Garwood chronology
He Was a Warlock
(2009)
The Sand That Falls
(2009)
Dreamboatsafari
(2011)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Drowned in Sound 7/10 [2]
The Skinny Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [3]

The Sand That Falls is the third studio album by the English multi-instrumentalist Duke Garwood. [4] [5] It was released by Fire Records in 2009. [4]

Contents

Critical reception

The Line of Best Fit wrote that "this album falls awfully short and in turn would not sound out of place at an English Yoga club, replacing the mournful Whale cries usually heard within, with the unremittingly dull tone of both Garwood's guitar and voice." [6]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."May I Rumble"2:28
2."Mellow Trucker Lady"3:02
3."Confidence Makes Love"4:46
4."I Bared My Chest"5:10
5."Reap the Many Fruits"5:28
6."The Horror"2:06
7."Ho Diddi"3:08
8."Deep in the Outside"2:39
9."We Make the Leap"2:37
10."The Sand That Falls"6:25

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  2. "Album Review: Duke Garwood - The Sand That Falls". DrownedInSound.
  3. "Duke Garwood - The Sand That Falls | The Skinny". www.theskinny.co.uk.
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