Having spent several years carving their teeth on the Canadian highways with the likes of The Sadies, Sloan, The Weakerthans, Calexico and Nick Cave, Toronto's CUFF THE DUKE have made the jump from indie-scene-darlings to bona-fide Canadian music icons. Their new album, and first scheduled for US release, Way Down Here was co-produced by Blue Rodeo's Greg Keelor in rural Ontario and features the band's most mature, captivating and impressive collection of songs to date.

CUFF THE DUKE started out in the small Ontario city of Oshawa before making the move to Toronto in 2002. Their debut album, Life Stories for Minimum Wage was released on Three Gut Records, at the time one of the most exciting indie-labels in Canada. Their second and third albums, Cuff the Duke and Sidelines and the City respectively, were both released on Hardwood Records alongside label mates Basia Bulat and Hayden.

Last year the band won accolades backing Hayden in Canada and the US which included an arena tour with Feist. On March 3rd of this year, Way Down Here was nominated for Canada's most prestigious award in music, the Juno.

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