Seraphina Lotkhamnga on February 28th, 2013

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Matthew Mondanile of New Jersey’s psych surf-rock band Real Estate has been plugging away at his side project Ducktails since 2009, and he has come a long way from the lo-fi bedroom pop like “Wishes.” Now preparing for the release of Ducktails’ fourth full-length release and the first to be released on Domino, Mondanile is proud to show the evolution. “Letter of Intent,” the first official single from Ducktails’ forthcoming album “The Flower Lane,” features the buttery vocals of Jessa Farkas (Future Shuttle) that interplay with the baritone of Ian Drennan (Big Troubles). Other musical guests you may hear and recognize in the HARRYS-directed video are Daniel Lopatin (Oneohtrix Point Never) on synth and Lopatin’s other half of Ford & Lopatin, Joel Ford, on bass. Despite the cold weather on the day the clip was filmed, the track still showcases Mondanile’s strengths in writing arrangements that radiate warmth. Ducktails’ remix EP of ”˜Letter of Intent” is out now.

||| Stream The Mark McGuire “Road Chief Remix” of “Letter of Intent” below:

||| Live: Ducktails plays March 21 at the Echo with Merchandise, Wet Hair and Mark McGuire.