{"id":36612,"date":"2021-04-27T12:15:00","date_gmt":"2021-04-27T16:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=36612"},"modified":"2021-04-18T13:34:35","modified_gmt":"2021-04-18T17:34:35","slug":"ducks-ltd-sign-to-royal-mountain-and-carpark-share-new-single","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=36612","title":{"rendered":"Ducks Ltd. sign to Royal Mountain and Carpark + share new single"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Toronto\u2019s\u00a0Ducks Ltd.\u00a0(fka Ducks Unlimited) has\u00a0announced its signing to\u00a0Royal Mountain Records\u00a0(Canada) and\u00a0Carpark Records\u00a0(ROW) with an expanded reissue of debut EP\u00a0\u2018Get Bleak\u2019\u00a0out\u00a0May 21, 2021. Along with the announcement, they have shared a new single\/video,<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><em>As Big As All Outside<\/em>. You can listen\u00a0to the track via YouTube below.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZwjnUmqOIQ8?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-CA&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The songs on\u00a0\u2018Get Bleak\u2019\u00a0are full of the unbridled brilliance of pop, but the tracks are split open with the restlessness and critique of living during a more or less chaotic epoch. The initial EP release received high praise,\u00a0Pitchfork\u00a0writing &#8220;<em>Ducks Ltd. understand that dancing through misery is healthier than dancing around it. Their brand of lilting, throwback jangle-pop makes that seem like the easiest thing in the world to do.<\/em>&#8221; The opening track, <em>Get Bleak<\/em> sets a thematic tone for the EP, one of cultural self-awareness and satiric critiques of society\u2019s pressures and the often ridiculous demands \u2013 and prices we pay \u2013 to exist. Chiming with breezy indie guitar sounds akin to those of Flying Nun and Sarah Records acts, the track, that features a contribution from Laura Hermiston of Twist, pokes fun at the idea that moving from city to city will fix the problems in your life. Following suit is <em>Gleaming Spires<\/em>, a track that zeroes in on the cities we live in and the push-pull relationships that we so often share with them. <em>Anhedonia<\/em>, via its tightly-wound rhythm and nostalgia-inked guitars, shifts focus to the times when one is unable to wring any joy out of the things that they find important in life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Whereas the original tracks on the EP demonstrate the debut stylings of Ducks Ltd., the three bonus tracks on the expanded version serve as indications of new music to come later. Bringing the band\u2019s characteristic restless bounce, thoughtful lyricism and penchant for orchestration, the tracks explore topics like troubled friendships and self-destructive desires while maintaining the balance of earnest self-reflection and humor.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>As Big As All Outside<\/em> delves into living with decline and is about dread, and the catharsis of escaping that feeling. \u201c<em>Over the last several years I don\u2019t think I was alone in the sense of decline that seemed to be hanging over a lot of day-to-day existence, and on my bad days, I can really let that feeling permeate everything. I\u2019m consistently awed by all of the little things that can pull me out of it though. Things as simple as the extended \u2018Canadian Club\u2019 mix of the 1991 Sisters of Mercy single \u2018Vision Thing\u2019 which gets a mention in the third verse. The original version of \u2018Vision Thing\u2019 is good, but for the extended mix they just add on 2 and a half minutes at the end of Andrew Eldritch doing spooky laughs and vamping and it totally fucking rules. Never fails to remind me that in spite of everything the world is capable of being very good and fun sometimes.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The reissue of\u00a0\u2018Get Bleak\u2019 allows listeners to revisit the tracks from their EP and gives an exciting glimpse of what\u2019s to come from the band. Ducks Ltd. are brimming with potential, bringing the same warmth to listeners as when unearthing an old fantasy; wistful and existential, but full of new gusts of inspiration and radiance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mcusercontent.com\/4c25773ce0262fea87830a367\/_compresseds\/3ff4cebc-2d07-48e5-806c-f724c3f25866.jpg?ssl=1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u2018Get Bleak\u2019 track list<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">1. Get Bleak<br>2. Gleaming Spires<br>3. Annie Forever<br>4. Anhedonia<br>5. Oblivion<br>6. As Big As All Outside<br>7. It&#8217;s Easy<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2018Get Bleak\u2019 will be released via Royal Mountain Records and Carpark Records on May 21, 2021 \u2013 pre-order\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/found.ee\/ducksltd_ep\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Toronto\u2019s\u00a0Ducks Ltd.\u00a0(fka Ducks Unlimited) has\u00a0announced its signing to\u00a0Royal Mountain Records\u00a0(Canada) and\u00a0Carpark Records\u00a0(ROW) with an expanded reissue of debut EP\u00a0\u2018Get Bleak\u2019\u00a0out\u00a0May 21, 2021. 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