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Elliot Duke - 'I Could Do This Shit All Night' Track Review



'I Could Do This Shit All Night' is the latest track from Buffalo based singer-songwriter Elliot Duke. Duke's brand of neo-country gained popularity through YouTube covers and intimate gigs around the Buffalo area.

The track couples a narrative about a millennial  happily stumbling through life and an upbeat, organic country guitar riff. It's a clean and unconvoluted sound that works well as a solo act, and showcases the control and talent behind Duke's vocals.

Unfortunately, the song's lyrics could be improved. Structure wise they're well thought out, however the overall tone of the song is a little clumsy and a bit try hard.

There's the odd cringey line, such as: "Michael Bublé singing making that good old Christmas sound" but then there's the occasional swear word which has clearly just been dropped in to make the song  'edgier'.

The song either needs to adopt a grittier wit from the outset or Duke needs to rethink some of his cliche language choices, in order to produce a sentiment that'll provide the song with a more endearing ambiance.

That being said, the song as a whole is a pleasant, easy listen that shows a lot of promise. I'm sure that with more experience, Duke will fine tune his lyrics and discover his own, unique sound.

I'd like to hear Duke experiment with adding percussion and bass lines to his music, which will add some depth and heighten the charming catchiness that's at the heart of his music.
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