I want to kick things off by rejoicing about the start of the football* season, which begins on Saturday (*translation: soccer, real football). I suppose some would say the MLS is currently in season already, but let’s be honest, the quality is about as good as my beloved Oxford United. The summer is a long and […]
Video: Ducktails – 'Headbanging In The Mirror'
Matt Mondanile of Real Estate (aka Ducktails) has a new record coming out on July 24th. Here’s the first single from St. Catherine. Ducktails will be at Bowery Ballroom on August 8.
Top five shows of the weekend
5) Deafheaven, No Joy, Indian Handcrafts at Music Hall of Williamsburg While you’ll (spoiler alert) find another Deafheaven show ranked higher below, this is the 2013 critical lightening rod’s only headlining show of the weekend and should be treated as such. I have some qualms about the booking–why have Canadian shoegazers No Joy open when […]
New Ducktails single from forthcoming EP: Honey Tiger Eyes
From Domino: Wish Hotel, the follow up to this years acclaimed Ducktails album TheFlower Lane, is a brand new EP which consists of five songs recorded by Matt Mondanile at his home in Ridgewood, New Jersey. The songs display a theme of travel, love, and longings. All instrumentation was recorded by Mondanile himself, and mixed […]
MoMA Nights Will Feature Mikal Cronin, Ducktails, Ex Cops and More
See MoMA’s collection, visit the summer exhibitions, and enjoy live music in the Sculpture Garden (sets begin at 6:30 p.m.). Regular Museum admission applies. The MoMA Nights 2013 music series includes indie acts selected by MoMA’s PopRally committee (July 4, 11, 18, and 25), and concerts related to the exhibitions Soundings: A Contemporary Score (August […]
Listen: Ducktails – "The Flower Lane"
Pitchfork has the whole dang thing here. The Flower Lane tracklist: 01 “Ivy Covered House” 02 “The Flower Lane” 03 “Under Cover” 04 “Timothy Shy” 05 “Planet Phrom” 06 “Assistant Director” 07 “Sedan Magic” 08 “International Date Line” 09 “Letter Of Intent” 10 “Academy Avenue” The Flower Lane is out 1/29/2013 via Domino.
New Ducktails Single:"Letter Of Intent"
Sounds great and we’re excited to hear the whole record!via Real Estate guitarist Matt Mondanile also records as Ducktails, and his new album The Flower Lane drops next month. We’ve already posted the album’s title track, but the official first single is “Letter Of Intent,” a slow-melting synthpop tune that I’d have to call out-and-out […]