Ducktails - III: Arcade Dynamics (2011)
No, this has nothing to do with
Ducktales the cartoon show. Instead of a rich duck with rambunctious nephew-ducks, Ducktails a man named Matthew Mondanile with a lovely knack for guitar. Ducktails originally got some attention for this album because Panda Bear featured on it, and the blogosphere loves to suckle on anything attached to PB- but this album certainly stands without Panda Bear. Mondanile makes me feel like I'm chilling on the porch with a bunch of friends - and the resident guitar virtuoso is casually strumming out original, yet familiar feeling tunes that we can all vibe too. Normally when someone is playing guitar at a chill-sesh, I want nothing more than for them to stop and put on some real music. Ducktails lets me know what it would be like to
not feel that way. It is a little lo-fi, and very homey.
Standout Track(s) -
Little Window
Unlike Little Window, most of the tracks are not purely instrumental. This song does capture a lot of what I like about Ducktails though, and that is... well... the guitar. I like the guitar.
Hamilton Road
Every part of this song gets stuck in my head way too easily.
Interesting Info -
Matthew is also in a band called Real Estate - who should be dropping an album soon. Should be pretty good - the previewed tracks from it are beautiful.
Not on Spotify.
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