Ducks Ltd. Head On (feat. Illuminati Hotties)

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Good news for lovers of music old and new — Ducks Ltd. has announced a collection of tributes to some of their favorite artists aptly titled The Sincerest Form of Flattery. Each track will feature a new collaborator and friend of the band. The series kicks off with a cover of Jesus and Mary Chain’s “Head On” featuring Illuminati Hotties. Paying homage to the 80s alternative rock greats, the cover adds catchy guitar riffs and uplifting vocal harmonies which breathes a new jangle-pop life into the nostalgic original. The track is an exciting collaboration between both bands, showcasing the bright guitar tones and hooks that are signature to Ducks Ltd. and the powerful, pop backing vocals of Sarah Tudzin of Illuminati Hotties. By itself, the cover further establishes the song as a true anthem that ascends with tension and bursts with warmth. And lucky for us, there are more covers from Ducks Ltd. and co. to come.

Artist Bio

Ducks Ltd. is a band formed in Toronto, Ontario, and currently based between Toronto and Geelong, Australia, that crafts bright and modern jangle-pop. The duo consists of Tom Mcgreevy, on vocals, rhythm guitar and bass, and Evan Lewis, on lead guitar. Both members were playing in other groups within the Toronto music scene and met while on the same tour. They then decided to collaborate upon discovering their mutual love for 80s pop bands like Felt, Orange Juice, and The Go-Betweens. Together, Ducks Ltd. stitches together layers of intricate melody to make moving, nostalgic music — an irresistible combination that radiates energy and provokes introspection.

After building a reputation in their hometown playing with artists like Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever, Weyes Blood, The Goon Sax, Juan Wauters, and Yowler, Ducks Ltd. self-released their debut EP, Get Bleak, on November 29th, 2019. Despite being their very first release, the EP received high praise from the international press, including from Pitchfork, who said of the band “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.”

In 2020, Ducks Ltd. signed to Carpark Records & Royal Mountain Records, with promise of a new music in 2021 to mark a new era for the duo. As an opportunity to reintroduce their debut EP, they will release an expanded re-issue of Get Bleak, along with three additional bonus tracks, “Oblivion,” “As Big As All Outside,” and “It’s Easy.” The songs on Get Bleak are 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 re-issue of Get Bleak allows listeners to revisit the tracks from their EP and gives an exciting glimpse of what’s 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.