The Hails take aim at online gambling addiction on new single "Ducks on the Pond"

For Immediate Release

October 8, 2026

THE HAILS TAKE AIM AT ONLINE GAMBLING ADDICTION

ON NEW SINGLE “DUCKS ON THE POND” — STREAM

SOPHOMORE ALBUM DUCKPOND SET FOR RELEASE

ON OCTOBER 23 VIA ONERPM — PRE-SAVE

HEADLINE TOUR STARTS LATER THIS MONTH FOLLOWING DATES WITH

AX AND THE HATCHETMEN — SEE ALL SHOWS HERE

Press photo by Andreo Otiniano [Download]

”...the latest wildly impressive single from Duckpond.”

“‘...an exciting taste of what can happen when The Hails get together. The frenetic single builds quickly into a solid pop-rock track, with a driving drumbeat and warm guitar line

that adds lush layers to the song.”

Today, The Hails reveal one more single from their upcoming album, Duckpond, with “Ducks on the Pond.” A tongue-in-cheek stab at the predatory world of online gambling, it’s a swaggering ‘90s-esque closing track to the sophomore record from the indie band. The ending of the song sees The Hails at their largest, trying to recreate the weight of the rock bands of yesteryear who never knew when to stop layering guitar tracks — Stream.

“‘All my people want submission, come on people be submissive’ is a sarcastic attack on the modern psyche of people, particularly young men, who willingly dive into the pitfalls of online gambling,” explains lead singer Robbie Kingsely. “As we observe our generation and the ones coming up, it’s glaringly obvious that no one actually cares if they're developing bad habits or wasting their time and money – we just want that quick hit to give us life and help the days move on.”

Arriving in full on October 23 via ONErpm, Duckpond was produced by Brandon Shoop (Role Model, Dijon, Junior Varsity). Coming together from their homes in Miami, DC and Brooklyn, the band rented a house in South Florida last summer with the sole intention of getting back to the basics of creating in the same room as each other. The result is a sophomore album that comes from a place of disillusionment — something that exists in the gap between the idealistic future we were sold and the imperfect reality we ended up with.

“Ducks on the Pond” single artwork [Download]

Beginning next week, The Hails will be out on the road with Ax and the Hatchetmen for 7 shows. And later this month, their headline Duckpond Tour kicks off, with highlights including Brooklyn, NY’s Elsewhere (Oct. 29), Echoplex in LA (Nov. 14), and a triumphant return to their home state of Florida for shows in Miami (Nov. 20) and Tampa (Nov. 21). All upcoming tour dates can be found here and below.

Download the tour poster

★ THE HAILS LIVE 2026 ★

October 14 - Indianapolis, IN - HiFi Annex ^

October 15 - Nashville, TN -The Basement East ^

October 16 - Athens, GA - 40 Watt ^

October 17 - Charleston, SC - The Windjammer ^

October 19 - Jackson, MS - Duling Hall ^

October 20 - Dallas, TX - Granada Theatre ^

October 21 - Austin, TX - Mohawk - Outdoor ^

October 25 - Atlanta, GA - Purgatory at Masquerade

October 27 - Carrboro, NC - Cat's Cradle

October 28 - Washington, DC - The Atlantis

October 29 - Brooklyn, NY - Elsewhere - Hall

October 30 - Cambridge, MA - The Sinclair

November 2 - Chicago, IL - Lincoln Hall

November 5 - Denver, CO - Marquis

November 7 - Salt Lake City, UT - Metro Music Hall

November 10 - Seattle, WA - Barboza

November 11 - Portland, OR - Mission Theater

November 13 - San Francisco, CA - Rickshaw Stop

November 14 - Los Angeles, CA - Echoplex

November 16 - Phoenix, AZ - Valley Bar

November 20 - Miami, FL - ZeyZey

November 21 - Tampa, FL - The Orpheum

All tour info here

^ supporting Ax and the Hatchetmen

So far from Duckpond, The Hails have released the singles “Pack It Up,” “Corruptor,” “Fool” and “Story of You and Me.” Each have arrived with an official video that builds out an album-wide narrative of feeling antiquated for making something creative in the modern age.

THE HAILS

DUCKPOND

ONERPM

Release Date: August 13, 2026

Duckpond album artwork [Download]

Tracklist:

1. Bad Habits

2. Fool — Watch

3. Story of You and Me — Watch

4. Digital Life

5. Pack It Up - Watch

6. Corruptor — Watch

7. Vegas, Idaho

8. Scampi

9. Necessary

10. Mahou

11. Timely

12. All By Design

13. The Party's Over

14. Ducks on the Pond

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ABOUT THE HAILS:

Trying to make a living from art under late-stage capitalism can feel disillusioning at best, and farcical at worst. In the music videos for their second record, Duckpond (out October 23 via ONErpm), The Hails play a gang of 1930s bowling alley pinsetters, a job so long lost to automation that it feels like an obscure relic of another era — not far from what being a band in 2026 can feel like. That sense of obsolescence, and the more generalized malaise brought on by cost-of-living crises, miserable jobs and mind-numbing social media discourse, drove the writing of Duckpond. It’s an album about not being satisfied — whether personally, professionally, or societally — with scraps.

The Hails — Robbie Kingsley (lead vocals), Franco Solari (guitar/keys/vocals), Dylan McCue (guitar) and Zach Levy (drums) — are a product of the University of Florida’s college indie scene. In 2018, the single “Younger” landed on Spotify’s Fresh Finds playlist, breaking the band out of the Florida circuit and onto the national indie scene. Since then, they’ve toured extensively, supporting the likes of The Revivalists, Quarters and The Beaches and appearing at major festivals like Governors Ball, Ill Points and Okeechobee; meanwhile, they’ve racked up millions of streams, including 21M on “Younger” and 40M on “Stay”.

When COVID-19 struck, like so many other bands, The Hails’ momentum was disrupted. The band members retreated into their separate spaces, sharing near-completed demos back and forth that would become their debut album, 2023’s What’s Your Motive. For Duckpond, the band wanted to recover the camaraderie and lightness that was lost in that process. They rented a house in South Florida for the summer, where long and freeing jam sessions started to become songs, just like in those early days.

In Duckpond, The Hails have created something that they can truly say they’re proud of, no matter the stress and the pressure that is piled on by just trying to keep surviving as a band. “I think this is as creatively vulnerable and liberated as we’ve been in a very long time,” McCue affirms. “It was something that was created completely all together,” Kingsley adds. “It really feels like this is truly what The Hails have to offer. This isn’t what Robbie plus a few guys or Franco plus a few guys has to offer — this is what these collective guys known as The Hails are trying to offer together.”

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