Lady Lamb

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Lady Lamb
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Lady Lamb in 2013.
Background information
BornJuly 6, 1989
Origin Brunswick, Maine, United States
Genres Indie rock, indie folk [1]
Instrument(s) Vocals, guitar, banjo
Years active2007–present
Labels Mom + Pop
Website www.ladylambjams.com

Aly Spaltro, better known by her stage name Lady Lamb (formerly called Lady Lamb the Beekeeper) is an American songwriter, musician, composer, and producer. [2] Spaltro first began writing music in 2007 while working at Bart & Greg's DVD Explosion, the local video rental store in her hometown of Brunswick, Maine. Spaltro worked the closing shift, and would experiment with and record music all night into the morning. [3] The first Lady Lamb recordings were home recordings distributed in handmade packages to the local Bullmoose [4] Record Store in Brunswick.

In 2010, Spaltro moved to Brooklyn, New York. In 2012, Spaltro met producer Nadim Issa and recorded her debut studio record, Ripely Pine at Let Em In Music in Gowanus, Brooklyn. It was released February 19, 2013 on Brooklyn's Ba Da Bing Records.

In 2014, Spaltro recorded and co-produced her sophomore studio album, After , with Nadim Issa at Let Em In Music. Late that same year, Spaltro signed with Mom + Pop Music and released the album After on March 3, 2015. [2] In December 2016 she released the seven track self-produced EP "Tender Warriors Club" recorded at Kristian Matsson's home studio in Sweden. [5]

In 2019, Spaltro released Even in the Tremor , her third studio album, co-produced with New York-based producer Erin Tonkon. It was released on Ba Da Bing Records.

In 2023 Spaltro released her self-produced box-set "In The Mammoth Nothing of The Night" on Ba Da Bing Records, commemorating ten years of her first studio record, "Ripely Pine."

Discography

Studio albums
YearTitleLabelFormat
2007The Tingly Circus [6] Self-ReleaseDigital
2008Someday We Will Levitate [7] Self-ReleaseDigital
2008Samples for Handsome Animals [8] Self-ReleaseDigital
2010Mammoth Swoon [9] Self-ReleaseDigital
2012head is swimming (2012 bedroom recordings) [10] Self-ReleaseDigital
2013 Ripely Pine Ba Da Bing Records (US), BB*Island (Europe)CD, LP, Digital
2015 After Mom + Pop (US), BB*Island (Europe)CD, LP, Digital
2019 Even in the Tremor [11] Ba Da Bing Records (US), BB*Island (Europe)CD, LP, Digital
2023 In The Mammoth Nothing Of The Night [12] Ba Da Bing Records (US)CD, 5xLP, Digital
EPs
YearTitleLabelFormat
2009The World Tour EPSelf-Release
2016Tender Warriors Club EP Mom + Pop LP, Digital
Singles
YearTitleAlbum
2011"All I Really Want to Do"non-album singles
2016"See You"Tender Warriors Club
2019"Even in the TremorEven In the Tremor
"Deep Love"
2020"We've Got A Good Thing Going"non-album singles
"Arizona"
2022"Ivy"
"Wolves of My Want"
2023"Between Two Trees"

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