The Flower Lane
Matt Mondanile's first two Ducktails LPs were cozy, blithely executed indie rock comfort food that occasionally coalesced into semi-structured songs. But with New Jersey power-poppers Big Troubles as his backing band and a handful of choice guests, The Flower Lane is a more sumptuous, agile effort.
Matt Mondanile was initially known as the guitarist for New Jersey indie band Real Estate, but he has since used his lo-fi side project Ducktails to explore different aspects of his full-time gig, from chillwave experiments to jangly psych-pop. For The Flower Lane, Mondanile has rounded up an assortment of…
A glowing ember of a record that shares much of the spark of Mondanile’s "day job" band, but also their tendency toward stylistic appropriation over originality.
Roughly five years ago, when no one was looking, indie artists began sticking their hands into the deep corduroy pockets of…
You could say Matthew Mondanile's idea of a "solo" project has become a little skewed. The Real Estate guitarist's fourth outing as Ducktails includes support from New Jersey outfit Big Troubles and contributions from Cults, Oneohtrix Point Never, and Out
ClashMusic: Read an album review of 'The Flower Lane' by Ducktales, Matthew Mondanile with backing from New Jersey band Big Troubles.
Real Estate guitarist switches between two very distinct styles on his latest side-project album, which rather hinders <strong>Michael Hann</strong>'s enjoyment
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