The Ladybug Transistor is a
Brooklyn-based
indie pop group associated with
The Elephant Six Collective.
History
Started in 1995 by
Gary Olson,
Edward Powers
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History
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, The Ladybug Transistor released ''
Marlborough Farms
''Marlborough Farms'' is the first album by the Brooklyn indie pop band The Ladybug Transistor. It was released on October 4, 1996.
The album was named after vocalist/guitarist Gary Olson's home studio.
Critical reception
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Park N' Ride
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records, adding and subtracting a couple of members and going on an international tour. With Jeff Baron (
Guppyboy,
The Essex Green) and Jennifer Baron (
Saturnine) 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
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, 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
Julia Rydholm (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
WaveLab Studio 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
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Biography
Forester joined The Ladybug Transistor in 2006, participating in the recording of the Here Comes the Rain EP. ...
(
Crystal Stilts) and Ben Crum of
Great Lakes.
For their seventh album, ''
Clutching Stems'', Olson, Forester and Rydholm gathered new recruits Mark Dzula (
The Magic Caravan
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, Jukebox Radio), Eric Farber (
The Lisps
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), and
Michael O'Neill (
MEN). The album, recorded at
Marlborough Farms (studio) and Sunset Cottage, Poconos, was released on June 6, 2011, by Merge Records.
''Clutching Stems''
''Dusted'' review.
Discography
Albums
*''Marlborough Farms
''Marlborough Farms'' is the first album by the Brooklyn indie pop band The Ladybug Transistor. It was released on October 4, 1996.
The album was named after vocalist/guitarist Gary Olson's home studio.
Critical reception
Douglas Wolk, in '' ...
'' (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
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The Elephant 6 Recording Company artists
Musical groups from Brooklyn
Musical groups established in 1995
Merge Records artists
Low Transit Industries artists