''Get Bleak'' is the debut
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Ducks Ltd.
Ducks Ltd. are a Canadian indie rock duo from Toronto, consisting of singer and rhythm guitarist Tom McGreevy and lead guitarist Evan Lewis.Alex Hudson"Ducks Ltd. Crack the Jangle Pop Code on 'Modern Fiction'" ''Exclaim!'', September 27, 2021.
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, released in 2019. The album has received positive reviews by critics and has been reissued in an expanded edition in 2021.
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rated this album 4 out of 5 stars, with critic Fred Thomas writing the both releases of this EP included "wistful melodic sensibilities and lovelorn jangle that fueled foundational acts like the Go-Betweens, Orange Juice, Felt, or the more lively acts from the Sarah Records and Flying Nun rosters of the late '80s".
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'' rated this the 18th best EP of 2019, with critic Steven Edelstone stating that "it’s a shame
he bandwaited until the very end of November to release ''Get Bleak'', an EP so perfectly suited for summer that it’s almost making me angry thinking about all of the rooftop parties and barbecues it could have soundtracked" and called it "a perfect combination of contemporary modern indie rock à la Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever and classic jangle pop bands like Belle & Sebastian or The Sundays".
Track listing
All songs written by Evan David Lewis and Tom McGreevy
#"Get Bleak" – 3:04
#"Gleaming Spires" – 2:55
#"Annie Forever" – 3:07
#"Anhedonia" – 3:15
Reissue bonus tracks
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"Oblivion" – 3:00
#"As Big as All Outside" – 3:20
#"It's Easy" – 3:07
Personnel
Ducks Ltd.
*Evan David Lewis – lead guitar; bass guitar on "Get Bleak"; acoustic guitar on "Oblivion", "As Big as All Outside", and "It’s Easy"; drum programming, engineering
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*Tom McGreevy – rhythm guitar; acoustic guitar on "Get Bleak", "Gleaming Spires", "Annie Forever", and "Anhedonia"; keyboards on "Oblivion", "As Big as All Outside", and "It’s Easy"; bass guitar on "Oblivion", "As Big as All Outside", and "It’s Easy"; lead vocals
Additional personnel
*Mike Duffield – additional drums on "Get Bleak" and "Anhedonia", drums on "Annie Forever"
*Paul Erlichman – bass guitar on "Annie Forever"; string arrangement on "Get Bleak", "Gleaming Spires", "Anhedonia", and "As Big as All Outside"
*Laura Hermiston – backing vocals on "Get Bleak", "Annie Forever", and "Anhedonia"
*Joe Lambert – mastering
*Kurtis Marcoux – drum tracking on "As Big as All Outside"
*Mike Searle – bass guitar on "Gleaming Spires"
See also
*2019 in Canadian music
The following musical events and releases are expected to happen in 2019 in Canada.
Events
* March – Juno Awards of 2019
* April – East Coast Music Awards
* May – Prism Prize
* June – Preliminary longlist for the 2019 Polaris Music Pri ...
*List of 2019 albums
The following is a list of albums, EPs, and mixtapes released in 2019. These albums are (1) original, i.e. excluding reissues, remasters, and compilations of previously released recordings, and (2) notable, defined as having received signi ...
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2019 debut EPs
Carpark Records EPs
Ducks Ltd. albums