My Dear Disco was formed while the band members were sophomores, and Duncan has plenty of fond memories of his first flirtations with the concept of becoming a musician.

Duncan recalls his favorite undergraduate memory — their first show was sold out at The Blind Pig — as the ultimate wake up call.

“The place was packed and filled wall-to-wall with UM students,” he said. “I remember peeking out behind sound-check thinking, 'You got to be kidding.' ”

But Duncan didn’t rely just on his musical talent throughout college. He also put his intellectual pursuits and proficiency to good use in crafting a sense and appreciation for music.

“We’re definitely an intellectual group of people,” he said. “We analyze pop tracks and the radio and we’ll spend hours talking about it — what it means and doesn’t mean and analyzing Michael Jackson tracks and Daft Punk tunes. So there’s a lot of thought and effort that goes into music and that can definitely get lost.”

Tonight, My Dear Disco is excited to return home for what they expect will be a well received, raucous performance.

Duncan raved, “Ann Arbor just has a great energy and our fans have been extremely loyal and enthusiastic, which is more than we could ask for.”