DUCKS LTD. SHARES NEW SINGLE “SHEETS OF GREY” VIA ROYAL MOUNTAIN RECORDS
ON TOUR THIS SPRING WITH NATION OF LANGUAGE
Ducks Ltd burst onto the scene with their razor-sharp lyrics and instantly memorable jangle-pop in late 2019 and have not let up since. Following the release of their critically acclaimed, and end-of-year-list lauded, debut LP, Modern Fiction, on Royal Mountain Records / Carpark Records in 2021 the band is back today with their latest single. On “Sheets of Grey” lead singer and guitarist, Tom McGreevy writes about one of his dearest topics; the liminal space between the inertia of depression. The ebb and flow of these feelings are evidenced in the rather monotone verses which are swept into the uptempo choruses in high register. “Sheets of Grey” is not all bleak, though, as the band attempts to scrape together a small silver lining while the darkness is closing in. While, thematically, it was not fit for the album, “Sheets of Grey” is worthy of its own release to cement its place in the Ducks Ltd. catalog. Ducks Ltd will be on tour this spring with Nation of Language and have re-scheduled their UK dates for the fall. Find those dates below.
Speaking to the track, McGreevy says:Β “This song is actually one of the oldest in our catalog. We wrote it around the same time as “Get Bleak,” or maybe a little bit after, and played it live a bunch, but never quite finished it. We kept poking at it for a long time until we finally got it to where we wanted it to be, which happened during the Modern Fiction sessions. We ended up leaving it off the record as it didn’t quite thematically fit with the other songs, but I’m excited we’re finally getting to put it out as I’ve always liked it. It’s about the inertia of depression, and how hard it can be to break out of those cycles, but also about the pleasure of embracing that state. There is a certain, temporary comfort to be found in the abyss! Somewhere right before it inevitably becomes extremely awful.”
Ducks Ltd
[Single]
(Royal Mountain Records)
Release Date: January 27, 2022
Tour Dates
Feb 16 – Brooklyn, NY @ Baby’s All Right
Mar 22 – Portland, OR @ Polaris Hall
Mar 23 – Vancouver, BC @ Wise Hall
Mar 24 – Seattle, WA @ Sunset Tavern
Mar 23 – 27 – Boise, ID @ Treefort Music Festival
Mar 29 – Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theater*
Mar 30 – Kansas City, MO @ recordBar*
Mar 31 – Minneapolis, MN @ Fine Line*
Apr 1 – Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall*
Apr 2 – St. Louis, MO @ Off Broadway*
Apr 3 – Indianapolis, IN @ Hi Fi*
Apr 6 – Columbus, OH @ Ace of Cups*
Apr 7 – Toronto, ON @ Lee’s Palace*
Apr 8 – Montreal, ON @ Bar Le Ritz *
Rescheduled UK Dates:
Sep 8 – Glasgow, UK @ Broadcast
Sep 10 – Edinburgh, UK @ Sneaky Petes
Sep 11 – Leeds, UK @ Headrow House
Sep 13 – Manchester, UK @ YES
Sep 14 – Birmingham, UK @ Dark Horse
Sep 15 – London, UK @ Windmill Brixton
Sep 16 – Brighton, UK @ The Green Door Store
Sep 17 – Bristol, UK @ The Crofters Rights
Sep 20 – Cardiff, UK @ Clwb Ifor Bach
*with Nation of Language
ArtistΒ Links
SPILL NEW MUSIC: DUCKS LTD. SHARE NEW SINGLE βGRIM SYMMETRYβ VIAΒ CARPARK RECORDS
SPILL ALBUM REVIEW: DUCKS LTD. – HARM’S WAY
SPILL NEW MUSIC: DUCKS LTD. RETURN WITH THEIR FIRST SINGLE SINCE EARLY 2022 | “THE MAIN THING” OUT NOW VIA CARPARK RECORDS
