Rarities & Live comp 1997-2012
(various venues)
webstream captures (sound quality: VG+ to Ex-)
01 Terry (KDHX 2007)
02 Three Days from Now (KDHX 2007)
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| Ladybug Transistor: bookish, but cool |
04 NY - San Anton (Daytrotter 2007)
05 Always On the Telephone
(Daytrotter 2007)
06 Into the Strait (Brooklyn 2009)
07 Nico Norte (NYC 2009)
08 Clutching Stems (hotel room 2009)
09 I'm Not Mad Enough (Merge 2009)
10 Wooden Bars (NYC 2012)
11 I Found a Reason (VU cover)
12 Today Knows (demo 1997)
13 Six Times (demo 1998)
14 Like a Summer Rain
(live, Other Music NYC)
source info:
04 & 05 = Daytrotter session 2007-06-06, unknown location
06 = Bruar Falls, Brooklyn, N.Y. 2009-10-23 (Punkcast)
07 = Cake Shop, NYC 2009-09-05 (Punkcast)
08 = N.C. hotel room, July 2009 (XX Merge)
09 = XX Merge, Chapel Hill, N.C. July 2009
10 = Popfest, Littlefield, NYC 2012
11 = Rabid Chords VU Tribute album 2000
12 & 13 = Gary Olson demos
14 = Other Music, NYC (undated)
ROB SEZ: Feeling forlorn and still missing Paddy McAloon's Prefab Sprout, I recently went
looking for a musical place holder. I was delighted to find Brooklyn-based combo The Ladybug Transistor. Gary Olson and company make melodic, offbeat, lyrically interesting, and engaging music. Definitely not a Prefab Sprout clone, Ladybug Transistor nevertheless fills the niche for me due to their fearless creativity and lyrical sensibilities. Although the band doesn't appear to be a going studio concern these days, they toured as recently as 2019. Founder/leader Gary Olson released a fab solo album in 2020 — confirming my Prefabs associations in full. For your musical enjoyment, I assembled this compilation of live tracks and a few rarities. (Stay with this beyond the first track or two, because the energy builds as you listen.) There will be more Ladybug Transistor goodness here next weekend.
looking for a musical place holder. I was delighted to find Brooklyn-based combo The Ladybug Transistor. Gary Olson and company make melodic, offbeat, lyrically interesting, and engaging music. Definitely not a Prefab Sprout clone, Ladybug Transistor nevertheless fills the niche for me due to their fearless creativity and lyrical sensibilities. Although the band doesn't appear to be a going studio concern these days, they toured as recently as 2019. Founder/leader Gary Olson released a fab solo album in 2020 — confirming my Prefabs associations in full. For your musical enjoyment, I assembled this compilation of live tracks and a few rarities. (Stay with this beyond the first track or two, because the energy builds as you listen.) There will be more Ladybug Transistor goodness here next weekend.
FLAC lossless capture, lossy sources
Ladybug Transistor are excellent and looking forward to your second post next week. Thanks Rob.
ReplyDeleteps. Some rare Semantics soon if possible please Rob
OK, Joe. Will do my best! Try again this coming weekend re: Semantics.
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