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  • Summary: The debut full-length release from Bill MacKay, Douglas McCombs, and Charles Rumback as Black Duck was produced by John Hughes III.
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  1. Positive: 4 out of 4
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  1. Jun 29, 2023
    80
    In Black Duck, they draw on many different aspects of their respective, eclectic backgrounds, flitting freely from sun-drenched cosmic country, to driving kraut rock, to radiant, enveloping ambiences, all played so expertly that it seems effortless, though it probably isn’t.
  2. Jun 29, 2023
    80
    Having all that experience between the three and letting the moment take precedence is a life-affirming listen. There is no coincidence in how well this turns out.
  3. Jun 29, 2023
    70
    Black Duck's sprawling improv and cosmic Americana is the product of three experienced musicians deeply in tune with one another, eager to travel anywhere the spirit takes them.
  4. Uncut
    Jun 29, 2023
    70
    A fine album that suggests more pleasure to come. [Jul 2023, p.23]