…includes 3 bonus early demo versions.
Toronto duo Ducks Ltd. wasted no time issuing their mission statement on debut album Modern Fiction. The first sound on opening track “How Lonely Are You?” is a wall of bright multi-tracked guitars firing off a barrage of nervous, ever so slightly melancholic chords. It’s jangle pop excellence from the first few seconds, opening up into a powerful but compact rush of simple drum machine rhythms, melodic basslines, and layers of smart vocal hooks. The song is here and gone in less than three minutes, beginning an album of thoughtfully constructed tracks that take notes from some of indie pop’s best artists.
Over the course of Modern Fiction‘s streamlined runtime, Ducks Ltd. channel…