Indie-folk artist Alec Duckart, known professionally as Searows, played a sold-out show on Jan. 25 at New York City’s Mercury Lounge as part of his first headline tour. The show was the last of the tour’s U.S. leg and his second in the New York City area, having played Brooklyn venue Baby’s All Right the night before. The intimate, 250-capacity Mercury Lounge proved to be a cozy home for Duckart’s serene sound. The crowd of fans, mostly in their teens and twenties, cheered and shouted “I love you” while Duckart tuned his guitar before opening with his 2023 single “Older.” The room was hushed as Duckart captivated his audience — the crowd swayed and sang along quietly, but many were silently transfixed by Duckart’s blissful acoustic guitar and poetic lyrics. Duckart wrote, recorded and produced his own debut album, “Guard Dog,” which was released in September 2022. By the end of 2023, Duckart signed to Matt Maltese’s record label, Last Recordings on Earth, and released his six-track EP “End Of The World,” which his ongoing tour promoted. Duckart previously toured as a supporting act for artists including Maltese, Gracie Abrams and Leith Ross.
Searows is set to embark on another North American tour this summer, with two shows at the Music Hall of Williamsburg on June 25 and 30.
