The Ladybug Transistor (album)

The Ladybug Transistor
The Ladybug Transistor
Studio album by The Ladybug Transistor
Released	October 7, 2003
Studio	Wavelab Studios
Genre	Indie pop
Label	Merge Records
Producer	Craig Schumacher
The Ladybug Transistor chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[4]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	^[5]
Pitchfork Media	7.0/10^[6]

The Ladybug Transistor is an album by the Brooklyn indie pop band The Ladybug Transistor.^[7]^[3] It was released in 2003 by Merge Records.^[1]

Critical reception[]

The Encyclopedia of Popular Music wrote that "the blend of 70s-era AOR rock and wistful chamber pop helped make the album one of the year's most pleasant surprises."^[5] The Tucson Weekly called the album "the band's best record yet," writing that it "takes off with a flourish and spins through 13 songs played on 12-string guitars, keyboards, strings and horns."^[1]

Track listing[]

"These Days In Flames"
"In December"
"3=Wild"
"Song For The Ending Day"
"Choking On Air"
"The Places You'll Call Home"
"Gospel"
"Please Don't Be Long"
"NY-San Anton"
"Hangin' On The Line"
"A Burial At Sea"
"Splendor In The Grass"
"The Last Gent"

Personnel[]

Gary Olson - vocals and trumpet
Jeff Baron - guitar
Sasha Bell - vocals, piano, organ and flute
San Fadyl - drums
Julia Rydholm - bass guitar and violin

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c Holub, Annie. "Fly Away From Home". Tucson Weekly.
^ "The Ladybug Transistor - The Ladybug Transistor". www.mergerecords.com.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "The Ladybug Transistor | Biography & History". AllMusic.
^ The Ladybug Transistor at AllMusic
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Volume 5: MUZE. p. 62.CS1 maint: location (link)
^ "The Ladybug Transistor: Ladybug Transistor". Pitchfork.
^ Mills, Fred. "The Ladybug Transistor". Detroit Metro Times.

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[auto1-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c Holub, Annie. "Fly Away From Home". Tucson Weekly.

[2] "The Ladybug Transistor - The Ladybug Transistor". www.mergerecords.com.

[auto-3] Jump up to: ^a ^b "The Ladybug Transistor | Biography & History". AllMusic.

[4] The Ladybug Transistor at AllMusic

[CL-5] Jump up to: ^a ^b Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Volume 5: MUZE. p. 62.CS1 maint: location (link)

[6] "The Ladybug Transistor: Ladybug Transistor". Pitchfork.

[7] Mills, Fred. "The Ladybug Transistor". Detroit Metro Times.

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