Ducks Ltd. and Lunar Vacation both became Artist Spotlight alumni on the strength of their 2021 debut albums: Modern Fiction and Inside Every Fig Is A Dead Wasp, respectively. Their sophomore albums followed in 2024, and we interviewed each band about the inspirations behind them. Now, Ducks Ltd. and Lunar Vacation have teamed up for a propulsive cover of Camera Obscura’s ‘Lloyd, I’m Ready to Be Heartbroken’. Check it out below.

“I first heard the Lloyd Cole song ‘Are You Ready to Be Heartbroken?’ when a friend played me Rattlesnakes, which became a favorite,” Ducks Ltd. guitarist/vocalist Tom McGreevy explained. “Later I realized the Camera Obscura track was a nod to it, and I was instantly hooked—it’s an indie pop classic that channels ’80s UK influences into something fresh. We originally covered it during a radio session around Harm’s Way, and after playing it on tour, we decided to record it properly. Gep from Lunar Vacation did a killer vocal arrangement that elevated it.”