Marlborough Farms

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Marlborough Farms
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Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 4, 1996 (1996-10-04)
Genre Indie pop
Label Feeding Frenzy
The Ladybug Transistor chronology
Marlborough Farms
(1996)
Beverley Atonale
(1997)
Professional ratings
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Marlborough Farms is the first album by the Brooklyn indie pop band the Ladybug Transistor. [3] It was released on October 4, 1996.[ citation needed ]

Contents

The album was named after vocalist/guitarist Gary Olson's home studio. [4]

Critical reception

Douglas Wolk, in Salon , called the album "a competent Pavement rip-off with some curious touches in its arrangements, like singer Gary Olson's trumpet parts." [5]

Track listing

  1. "Wheel"
  2. "(Theme To) Lout"
  3. "Magic Forest Report"
  4. "Sneedle"
  5. "Seadrift"
  6. "Blaze"
  7. "95 Miles Per Hour"
  8. "Land"
  9. "Twice a Lifetime"
  10. "Song for Vocoder and Trumpet"

References

  1. Pruett, Jon. Marlborough Farms Review at AllMusic.
  2. Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 5. MUZE. p. 62.
  3. Sendra, Tim. "The Ladybug Transistor Biography". AllMusic.
  4. Gilmer, Marcus; Murray, Noel (February 16, 2012). "Elephant 6". The A.V. Club.
  5. Wolk, Douglas (March 31, 1999). "Sharps & Flats: Ladybug Transistor". Salon.