Ducks Ltd Brighton

Ducks Ltd play Brighton on 2nd September at Dust! Get tickets above with only a £1 booking fee or from Seetickets.

Ducks Ltd. make inviting and frenetic guitar pop for when life feels overwhelming. While the band’s songs are ostensibly breezy, a palpable anxiety boils underneath that communicates something deeper about everyday existence. On their latest album Harm’s Way, the Toronto duo of Tom McGreevy and Evan Lewis hones in on interpersonal and societal collapses, urban decay, and the near-impossibility of keeping a level head when everything around you seems to be falling apart.

“They’re songs about struggling,” says singer and lyricist McGreevy (who also plays bass and rhythm guitar). “About watching people I care for suffer, and trying to figure out how to be there for them. And about the strain of living in the world when it feels like it’s ready to collapse.”

Even with its often dark subject matter, Harm’s Way is Ducks Ltd.’s most vividly rendered and collaborative collection yet. It’s an undeniable evolution for the band, not just in how these songs soar, but in their entire writing and recording processes. Composed on tour while supporting acts like Nation of Language, Illuminati Hotties, and Archers of Loaf, the album displays the band’s finely tuned songcraft and well-earned, road-tested confidence. “When we got signed, we had played maybe five or six shows ever. After last year, it’s in the hundreds. That experience can change your perception of your own music and songwriting,” says McGreevy. “In the past when we got stuck on a song we had a tendency to look at our favorite records to see how they tackled it. But now, instead of asking ‘what would Orange Juice do?’, we’d ask, ‘what would we do?’.” Lewis adds, “We have this really great thing where every decision with the band is filtered through both of us. Here especially, we really figured out how to make something that truly sounds like us.” https://www.ducksltd.co

Plus support

Upcoming Love Thy Neighbour shows:
16052025 – The Bevis Frond. Lewes Constitutional Club|
22052025 – Lunar Vacation. The Hope & Ruin
23052025 – Atticomatic. Dust
29052025 – Shotgun Jimmie. Folklore Rooms
29052025 – Throwing Muses. Chalk
30052025 – MJ Lenderman. Chalk
31052025 – Oi Va Voi. Patterns
01062025 – Shonen Knife. Concorde 2
06062025 – Willi Carlisle. Alphabet
13062025 – Eva Lunny. The Rose Hill
13062025 – Lower Slaughter. The Hope & Ruin
13062025 – Niamh Regan. Folklore
08072025 – Battlesnake + DZ Deathrays. Chalk
11072025 – Cheekface + Martha. Chalk
01082025 – Chris Cohen. Green Door Store
27082025 – The Burning Hell. Komedia
02092025 – Ducks Ltd. Dust
19092025 – Nic Cage Against The Machine. Patterns
19092025 – Bridhde Chaimbeul. Komedia
20092025 – Warrington Runcorn New Town Development Plan. Dust
27092025 – The Beths, Chalk
30092025 – The Wants. Green Door Store
08102025 – Martha Tilston. Komedia
13102025 – Welly. Chalk
17102025 – The Utopia Strong. Hope & Ruin
29102025 – Mumble Tide. The Prince Albert
31102025 – Lack of Afro. Patterns
05112025 – CIEL. Patterns
13112025 – The Crazy World of Arthur Brown. Concorde 2
14112025 – Mik Artistik’s Ego Trip. Lewes Con Club
15112025 – Stick in the Wheel. Lewes Con Club
15112025 – Niall McNamee. Alphabet
28112025 – Ozric Tentacles + System 7. Concorde 2
06122025 – Chainska Brassika. Alphabet
13122025 – John Otway & his band. Lewes Con Club

Accessibility: Please note that the venue is located in a basement and does not offer step-free access. There is a handrail for the stairs. Seating is available at the back of the live space, though the view may be limited. The toilets are gendered but unfortunately does not provide a disabled toilet on site. Strobe lighting is used during performances, but it is controlled by staff and can be turned off upon request. If strobe lighting is an issue, please contact us in advance via email at info@lovethyneighbourmusic.co.uk.

Ducks Ltd Brighton

Ducks Ltd Brighton