The Ladybug Transistor
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Origin | Brooklyn, New York, United States |
Genres | Indie Pop Baroque pop Sunshine pop revival |
Years active | 1995–present |
Labels | Merge Records, Low Transit Industries |
Website | Official website |
Members | Julia Rydholm Kyle Forester Michael O'Neill Eric Farber Mark Dzula Jeff Baron |
Past members | Ben Crum San Fadyl (deceased) Sasha Bell Jennifer Baron Edward Powers Javier Villegas |
The Ladybug Transistor is a Brooklyn-based indie pop group associated with The Elephant Six Collective.
History[]
Started in 1995 by , and , The Ladybug Transistor released Marlborough Farms the same year on records, adding and subtracting a couple of members and going on an international tour. With Jeff Baron (, The Essex Green) and Jennifer Baron () added to the line-up, they released Beverley Atonale in 1997, this time on Merge Records. Powers left the band and the remaining members, with San Fadyl and Sasha Bell of The Essex Green and the solo act Finishing School, embarked on a United States tour.
With a more stable line-up, the band released The Albemarle Sound in 1999, and added the violinist and bass guitarist (The Four Corners, The Essex Green, Jens Lekman) to the line-up. In 2001, Argyle Heir was released. In 2003, the band recorded a self-titled album at with engineer Craig Schumacher in Tucson, Arizona. In 2006, the band contributed heavily to the recording of Kevin Ayers' album The Unfairground, which Gary Olson produced. In April 2006, Fadyl began fighting serious asthma attacks. On April 26, 2007, he died from one such attack.
The band released its sixth album, Can't Wait Another Day, on June 5, 2007. This line-up included Kyle Forester (Crystal Stilts) and Ben Crum of Great Lakes.
For their seventh album, Clutching Stems, Olson, Forester and Rydholm gathered new recruits Mark Dzula (, Jukebox Radio), Eric Farber (The Lisps), and (MEN). The album, recorded at and Sunset Cottage, Poconos, was released on June 6, 2011, by Merge Records.[1]
Discography[]
Albums[]
- Marlborough Farms (1995)
- Beverley Atonale (1997)
- The Albemarle Sound (1999)
- Argyle Heir (2001)
- The Ladybug Transistor (2003)
- Can't Wait Another Day (2007)
- Clutching Stems (2011)
References[]
- ^ Clutching Stems. Dusted review.
- The Elephant 6 Recording Company artists
- Musical groups from New York City
- Musical groups established in 1995
- Merge Records artists
- Low Transit Industries artists