Ducks LTD - Harm's Way (Garden Fountain Vinyl)

Ducks LTD - Harm's Way (Garden Fountain Vinyl)The cover art for each of Ducks Ltd.s albumswhich all feature a photo of a different stone municipal structuredoes the music under the sleeve justice. The Toronto jangle pop duo has quickly mastered a sound that shrouds playful rebelliousness beneath a put together exterior. The bands latest, Harm's Way, is their most realized release yet. Deceptively seedy storytelling peeks out from behind layers of jangly Telecaster strumming, warm bass flourishes,

but it remains as ugly as ever

A collage of reworked demos

With prior accolades from Pitchfork

wet with rain

the central chorus of the lead single “I believe in you

Common (including two tracks on Be

whose soft-spoken songs deliver a series of intimate world building moments capable of shattering a listener's temporal and emotional boundaries

and drummer Shiraz Bhatti — were all graduates of Chicago’s rich DIY scene who came together around their love of Wire

and Television

Committing fully to the symbolism

The deluxe edition includes remixes from fellow ascending artists Working Men’s Club

Loving You Backwards is a record of ideas and big honesty