''Ducktails'' is the self-titled debut studio

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by American recording project Ducktails, released on May 11, 2009 on Not Not Fun. The album is the first of two full-length albums released in 2009, with ''

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'' following three months later.

Artwork

Regarding the album's artwork,

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noted: "The first record – all those stripes – that’s this artist in

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named Jan Anderzen. He makes this insane-o music, but I was super into his art for a long time. He just makes these crazy paintings. I always want artists to do things."

Reception

In a positive review, ''

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s Jesse Jarnow wrote: "perhaps the most productive way to think of Mondanile's work is as beach-time ambience, like

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, should they choose to roam the vast

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of the mind instead of their own icy wastes.

Track listing

References

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