{"product_id":"get-bleak","title":"Get Bleak","description":"\u003cp\u003eToronto’s Ducks Ltd. release their debut EP, \u003ci\u003eGet Bleak\u003c\/i\u003e via Carpark Records. Composed of friends Evan Lewis, on lead guitar, and Tom Mcgreevy, on vocals and rhythm guitar, the band built a reputation in their hometown for their bright, sinewy, guitar sound while sharing bills with artists like Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever, Weyes Blood, The Goon Sax and Juan Wauters. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe opening track, “Get Bleak” sets a thematic tone for the EP, one of cultural self-awareness and satiric critiques of society’s pressures and the often ridiculous demands – and prices we pay – to exist. Chiming with breezy indie guitar sounds akin to those of Flying Nun and Sarah Records acts, the track, that features a contribution from Laura Hermiston of Twist, pokes fun at the idea that moving from city to city will fix the problems in your life. Following suit is “Gleaming Spires”, a track that zeroes in on the cities we live in and the push-pull relationships that we so often share with them. “Anhedonia”, via it’s tightly-wound rhythm and nostalgia-inked guitars, shifts focus to the times when one is unable to wring any joy out of the things that they find important in life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBringing the band’s characteristic restless bounce, thoughtful lyricism and penchant for orchestration, the tracks explore topics like troubled friendships (“It’s Easy”), self-destructive desires (“Oblivion”), and living with decline (“As Big As All Outside”) while maintaining the balance of earnest self-reflection and humor that endeared audiences to the original release. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFull of the unbridled radiance of jangle-pop, the debut EP from Ducks Ltd.’s \u003ci\u003eGet Bleak \u003c\/i\u003ecelebrates their strengths while expanding their thematic and compositional horizons, and providing an intriguing glimpse of what’s to come. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Carpark","offers":[{"title":"Clear | 12\"","offer_id":50479017197899,"sku":"1120240","price":17.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"Green | LP","offer_id":50479016771915,"sku":"1139991","price":17.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/4471badf-ce5d-4532-85e1-201501132f5c_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727497879","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/de\/products\/get-bleak","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}