Ladybirds | |
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 Teeter Sperber of Ladybirds, in 2011. | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | West Chester, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Genres | Pop rock, electro, indie |
| Years active | 2005–2007 |
| Labels | Creep, Mint 400 |
| Past members | |
| Website | myspace |
Ladybirds (stylized as LadybiRdS) were an American pop rock band from West Chester, Pennsylvania.
Prior to Ladybirds, Tyler Pursel and Teeter Sperber were recording and touring with Ley Royal Scam, a short-lived group that had a successful run opening several shows for Taking Back Sunday at the Bamboozle festival in 2005. [1] They also self-released two demos, titled Pregnancy Scare and Sophomore Slump. [2] Within that year, the members of Ley Royal Scam separated, which allowed Pursel to rejoin Gym Class Heroes.
In 2006, Pursel contacted Sperber to provide vocals for a new project; what would become Ladybirds. [1] Musical arrangements were made by Pursel, who was working on the East coast of the United States, while Sperber had relocated to Oregon, after the breakup of Ley Royal Scam. [3] [1] Though Pursel initially envisioned the album to feature many vocalists, subsequent work with Sperber led them to write and record together exclusively, making Sperber the lead singer of Ladybirds. [4] Production culminated in January 2007, when Pursel and Sperber put the finishing touches on Regional Community Theater at a Creep Records basement studio in Pennsylvania. [3] The album was released by Creep Records on September 18, 2007. [4]
Promoted as "cheezpop" in the Ladybirds press release, the compositions of Regional Community Theater were likened to the Postal Service, while Sperber's singing drew comparison to Cyndi Lauper. [5] [6] [4] Adam Bunch of PopMatters describes the album as "a sugar-coated, dance-happy record of electronic squiggles and bleeps." [6] Appearing on the album are several lead vocalists; the Get Up Kids' Matt Pryor on "Cooper, Thanks for the Birds", Danger O's' Justin Johnson, and Fairmont's Neil Sabatino. [1] Additionally, Max Bemis of Say Anything lends vocals on "Maxim and the Headphone Life", a song described by The Fader's Meyiee Apple as "one of the more memorable tracks" on Regional Community Theater. [7] A music video for the song "The Brown and Red Divide" was released in June 2007. [8]
Albums
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