The Ladybug TransistorBest The Ladybug Transistor Albums Ranked
7.1
Avg Score
6
Opinions
5
Albums
2
Reviewers
Summary from 6 ratings
On Wavelength, fans have rated The Ladybug Transistor's catalog across 5 albums from 6 opinions, with an overall average of 7.1/10. The top-rated The Ladybug Transistor album is The Albemarle Sound (1999) with a 8.0/10 average from 2 ratings, followed by The Ladybug Transistor and Argyle Heir. The discography on Wavelength spans 1999 to 2011.
The Albemarle Sound
“Something I've come to pay attention to in music over the last few years is the idea of "arrangement." A good arranger can choose the right instruments and deploy them in a harmonically rich combination to dress up even the lamest melody, making something fresh and beautiful in the process. In classic pop, from Tin Pan Alley forward, arrangement and the voicing of the instruments can mark the diff”
The Ladybug Transistor
“It's easy to dismiss the Ladybug Transistor as just another prototypically sweet-faced, baroque-inclined indie pop ensemble-- or, if you're feeling charitable, an indie pop ensemble with unusually delicate arrangements and impressive longevity. But the band's careful mastery of pop precision and 60s bubblegum swells demands a far more thorough assessment (even if it winds up leading to an inevitab”
Argyle Heir
“Wait a minute. That is just crazy. A Ladybug Transistor? A Ladybug Transistor? What kind of Ladybug needs a transistor? Some kind of weird robot bug, programmed to fly away home? Who would build such a thing? Or is the ladybug itself a transistor? What fanciful machine would have a Ladybug for a transistor? How would that work? The entire concept is making me insane. Still, I must pull it togethe”
Clutching Stems
“The Ladybug Transistor's seventh album brings together yet another iteration of the band's roster for a modest, pleasant indie-pop record.”
Can't Wait Another Day
“The veteran indie pop band releases this Merge album just after the recent death of its drummer, San Fadyl.”
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