At the beginning of October 2025, Soho Dukes released ‘Sunday Magazines’, an unashamedly British sounding single that celebrated the past with a namecheck for Whispering Bob Harris and a rollocking arrangement that borrowed liberally from Mott The Hoople and early Quireboys. With a vocal hook on loan from Cockney Rebel, it was anything but subtle, but in terms of pushing those “feel good” buttons, the Dukes served up a winner.

Their swiftly delivered follow up, ‘A Stones Throw’, finds the band slowing down, but sounding no less retro. The opening riffs tap into something that sounds like a blend of ‘Wild Horses’ by the Stones, a mid tempo Faces crooner and a very early Quireboys ballad. The latter influence comes through the arrangement in rather huge waves, and this clearly wasn’t lost on the band. They’ve made it sound more authentically like an early Quireboys deep cut by inviting ex-frontman Spike Gray to perform guest vocals. His gravelly tones are unmistakeable, and sit against the heart-wrenching music very comfortably, whilst some brassy backing vocals reinforce a feeling of easy, 70s drenched coolness.

A rolling piano solo adds another element that makes this sound like a Quireboys classic, but a sultry sax takes the music into a deeper, slightly imbibed, realm of late night jams, and a pleasingly simple hook makes the already familiar track feel even more memorable in the long term. Each of those ingredients would make this one of the Soho Dukes’ best tunes, but the addition of a slow and slightly bluesy lead guitar break – supplied by a guesting Dave ‘Bucket’ Colwell – gives everything a welcome lift along the way. For those who still love very 70s sounding melodic rock fare, this is a track that’s likely to become a favourite.

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