The Ladybug Transistor

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The Ladybug Transistor is a Brooklyn-based indie pop group associated with The Elephant Six Collective.

Started in 1995 by Gary Olson, Edward Powers and Javier Villegas, the band quickly released Marlborough Farms on Sit N Spin records, adding and subtracting a couple members and going on an international tour. With Jeff Baron and Jennifer Baron added to the lineup, 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, embarked on a United States tour.

With a more stable lineup, the band released The Albemarle Sound in 1999, as well as added violinist Julia Rydholm, also of The Essex Green, to the lineup. In 2001, Argyle Heir was released, and the band released a self-titled album in 2003 which was recorded in their own Marlborough Farms studio.

Discography

The Ladybug Transistor has released a number of albums and singles on different record labels.

Albums

''Marlborough Farms (CD) - Sit N Spin/Feeding Frenzy - 1995
''Beverley Atonale (CD) - Merge Records - 1997
''Albemarle Sound (CD) - Merge Records/Pointy Records - 1999
''Live at the Amigo (CD) - self-released - 1999
''Argyle Heir (CD) - Merge Records/Pointy Records - 2001
''The Ladybug Transistor (CD) - Merge Records - 2003

Singles

Split w/Portastatic & Land of the Loops (7") - After Hours - 1997
"Today Knows"/"Massachusetts" (7") - Merge Records - 1998
"Brighton Bound"/"Cicada Sonata" (7") - Elefant - 2000
Kindercore Singles Club: September (split single with Of Montreal) (7") - Kindercore Records - 2001
Split w/Mid-State Orange (7") - Low Transit Industries - 2003

The Elephant Six Collective
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Other Noted Bands and Side Projects
American Revolution \| Bablicon \| Fablefactory \| Great Lakes \| A Hawk And A Hacksaw \| Icy Demons \| The Instruments \| The Ladybug Transistor \| The Late B.P. Helium \| M Coast \| Marta Tennae \| Midget and Hairs \| My First Keyboard \| Of Montreal \| Synthetic Flying Machine \| Thimble Circus \| Visitations
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Bill Doss \| Jeff Mangum \| Robert Schneider \| Will Cullen Hart \| Hilarie Sidney \| Laura Carter \| Jeremy Barnes \| Jill Carnes \| David Barnes \| Julian Koster

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