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Ducks Ltd.
+ Jane Inc.
Ducks Ltd.
country: Canada
genre: Indie
styles: Guitar Pop, Indie Pop, Jangle Pop, C86
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Ducks Ltd returns today with the second installment of their covers series entitled The Sincerest Form of Flattery with a new collaboration with fellow Torontonian Jane Inc. The two have covered post-punk legends The Cure’s “In Between Days” – out now on Royal Mountain Records/Carpark Records.
The track begins with a bass line and guitar riff that closely resembles the original, but retains the Ducks Ltd. signature upbeat, bright guitar tones and punchy vocals from lead vocalist Tom McGreevy, with supporting vocals from Jane Inc. The track puts on display the band’s appreciation and mastery of 80s alt-rock, staying true to the era’s nostalgic undertones and jangly instrumentation. Along with their last cover of “Head On” by Jesus And Mary Chain, which featured guest vocals from Illuminati Hotties, Ducks Ltd. continue their streak of re-worked covers paying homage to their musical heroes.
Speaking to the track, Tom McGreevy says;
Robert Smith is a genius and the Cure are the best and I absolutely love this song. It's such a simple one but all of the pieces slot together so neatly. We listened to all the demos he made of it, and it's cool to hear how clearly the fundamental parts of it are realized on the very first one, even though he doesn't have any lyrics yet and is just wordlessly singing the melody (which I also do when we demo stuff!). We mostly tracked this one on a day off when we were on tour with Nation of Language, so the vocal was tracked in the front seat of a parked Mitsubishi Outlander in the middle of the night outside an Airbnb in Grand Junction, Colorado. It's also the first thing we've made that our bass player Katie plays on.
Carlyn Bezic (aka Jane Inc) has been a pal for maybe a decade and is one the best musicians in Toronto. I've seen her in so many bands and it's been so cool to watch the Jane Inc project come together, as it feels like she just keeps refining and perfecting a creative vision that was already clear in some of the first projects I saw her in. I've wanted to do something with her for forever, so I was super excited she said yes to this!
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