Ducks Ltd. - Modern Fiction - "18 Cigarettes" Smoke Vinyl - VINYL LP

Toronto's Ducks Ltd. (formerly Ducks Unlimited), the bright jangle-pop duo of Tom McGreevy (lead vocal, guitar, bass, keyboards) and Evan Lewis (guitar, bass, drum programming), accomplish the impossible. The pair craft songs that play to very specific inspirations without drowning underneath them-immediately evidenced on their critically acclaimed EP, Get Bleak, and sharpened on Modern Fiction, their debut LP. Echoes of '80s indiepop abound, but they never overwhelm. This is not a nostalgic record, after all, nor is it a derivative one. Instead, across 10 cheery-sounding songs, Ducks Ltd. Explore contemporary society in decline, examining large scale human disaster through personal turmoil.How Lonely Are You?Old Times18 CigarettesUnder the Rolling MoonFit to BurstPatience Wearing ThinAlways ThereSullen Leering HopeTwere Ever ThusGrand Final Day

More than almost every other 21st century composer, Jorg Widmann can write music that is both immediately moving and highly complex in structure. The versatile and highly talented pianist Yubo Zhou delves deep into Widmann's world of sound. With these four stirring piano cycles, Zhou reveals a whole cosmos of allusions and associations.

This is the first official by The Ducks - a short lived group that Neil played with in 1977. The Ducks featured Neil (guitar, harmonica and vocals), Bob Mosely (bass and vocals), Jeff Blackburn (guitar and vocals) and Johnny Craviotto (drums). Mosely was an original member of Bay Area band Moby Grape; Blackburn had previously fronted his own band and co-wrote with Neil the classic track InchMy My Hey Hey (Out of the Blue)Inch. The band played several shows in Santa Cruz, CA and other California venues during two months in 1977, and this 3-LP, 2 CD, 25-track live album features highlights from those shows. The set lists were very democratic, with each member of the band taking the lead in turn. 5 Neil Young songs are showcased, including a rocking version of InchMr. SoulInch, plus beautiful renditions of InchAre You Ready For The CountryInch, InchLittle WingInch, InchSail AwayInch and InchHuman HighwayInch.