| Get Bleak | ||||
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| Released | December 6, 2019 | |||
| Genre | Indie rock [1] | |||
| Length | 21:48 | |||
| Language | English | |||
| Producer | Evan David Lewis | |||
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Get Bleak is the debut extended play by Canadian indie rock duo Ducks Ltd., released in 2019. The album has received positive reviews by critics and has been reissued in an expanded edition in 2021. [2]
Editors at AllMusic rated this album 4 out of 5 stars, with critic Fred Thomas writing the both releases of this EP included "wistful melodic sensibilities and lovelorn jangle that fueled foundational acts like the Go-Betweens, Orange Juice, Felt, or the more lively acts from the Sarah Records and Flying Nun rosters of the late '80s". [3] Editors at Paste rated this the 18th best EP of 2019, with critic Steven Edelstone stating that "it’s a shame [the band] waited until the very end of November to release Get Bleak, an EP so perfectly suited for summer that it’s almost making me angry thinking about all of the rooftop parties and barbecues it could have soundtracked" and called it "a perfect combination of contemporary modern indie rock à la Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever and classic jangle pop bands like Belle & Sebastian or The Sundays". [1]
All songs written by Evan David Lewis and Tom McGreevy
Reissue bonus tracks
Ducks Ltd.
Additional personnel
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