18 Cigarettes - Music

Propelled By A Fondness For Boundless Jangle-Pop Toronto’s Ducks Ltd. Formerly Ducks Unlimited Is A Duo That Operates With The Dynamism Of A Full Band Tom McGreevy Vocals Guitar Bass Keyboards And Evan Lewis Guitar Bass Drum Programming Met At A Dilly Dally Show Around The Time They Were Both Applying For Permanent Residency And Playing In Different Local Bands Quickly Recognizing Something In Each Other A Resolute Love Of Underrated ‘80s Indie Pop A La Sarah Records For Tom U.K. Groups Like Close Lobsters And The Marxist Band McCarthy For Evan The Go-Betweens And Flying Nun Records . But Impressive Knowledge Of Niche Pop Music Does Not Make A Band The Pair Started Writing And Recording Together Taking The Time To Discover Their Musical Identity. Their Critically Acclaimed Debut EP Get Bleak Released On Bobo Integral In 2019 And Re-Released On Carpark In 2021 With Three Additional Songs Reveals The Key To Ducks Ltd.’s Sound Simple Charms Just Like The Music That Inspired It And A Project Best Served When It’s Just The Two Of Them Trusting The Intensity Of Their Creative Relationship. It’s Worked Out Ducks Ltd. Have Played Gigs With The Goon Sax Weyes Blood And Juan Waters They’ve Received Glowing Praise In Publications Like Pitchfork The A.V. Club And NME. But It’s Their Debut LP Modern Fiction And Its Masterful Melodies And Depressive Fun That Confirms It Great Things Are Here And Sometimes All You Need Is A Good Friend To Realize It. read less