This article is about the Irish pop group. For the cricketing term after which the band is named, see Duckworth–Lewis method.
The Duckworth Lewis Method (band)
Origin
Ireland
Genres
Pop music, Cricket poetry
Years active
2009–present
Labels
Divine Comedy Records / 1969 Records
Members
Neil Hannon Thomas Walsh
Website
www.dlmethod.co.uk/
The Duckworth Lewis Method are a cricket-themed Irish pop group formed by Neil Hannon of The Divine Comedy and Thomas Walsh of Pugwash. The Duckworth Lewis Method is also the title of the group's first album, which was released on 3 July 2009, a few days before the start of the 2009 Ashes series. A concept album about cricket, the album has 12 tracks, one of which is an instrumental. The album was mixed and recorded in Dublin and was mastered at Abbey Road Studios.[1]
Hannon and Walsh have described their album as "a kaleidoscopic musical adventure through the beautiful and rather silly world of cricket."[2] The track "Jiggery Pokery" is a comic retelling of the Ball of the Century incident involving Shane Warne and Mike Gatting, and features guest cameo performances from Phill Jupitus, Alexander Armstrong, Matt Berry and more. Berry also features on the track "Mason on the Boundary".
On 9 September 2009 the band were put on hiatus.[3] They wrote and recorded the theme song for the ESPNcricinfo video blog The Two Chucks. In April 2010 The Duckworth Lewis Method album was nominated for an Ivor Novello Award. In an interview with the BBC, Neil Hannon confirmed that he and Thomas Walsh would be working together again in the future.[4]
In late October 2012 Hannon and Walsh confirmed they were working on a second Duckworth Lewis album.[5] Recording sessions began in early 2013 with the intention of releasing the new recording in time for the Ashes series in the summer.[6] In May 2013 the release date for Sticky Wickets was announced. The album came out on 28 June in Ireland and 1 July elsewhere. The release was celebrated with a short concert in Tower Records, Dublin, on 3 July.[7] The album features cameo performances from Stephen Fry, Daniel Radcliffe, Henry Blofeld, Matt Berry, and Neil Finn.[8][9]
^"HELLO.....GOOD MORNING..." 16 May 2009. on myspace
^"A message from 'Lewis'..." 24 January 2009. on myspace
^"Duckworth Lewis Method announce hiatus on The Divine Comedy bulletin board". Retrieved 17 October 2018.
^Will cricket album hit a six at song awards?, bbc.co.uk
^"Recent Updates". a short site about The Divine Comedy. 27 October 2012. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
^"Recent Updates". a short site about The Divine Comedy. 1 March 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
^"The Duckworth Lewis Method Announce New Album 'Sticky Wickets' Released July 1st 2013". Contactmusic.com. 9 April 2013. Retrieved 15 May 2013.
^"Sticky Wickets". 4 June 2013.
^"10 Questions for The Duckworth Lewis Method". 29 June 2013.
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