The Albemarle Sound

For the body of water, see Albemarle Sound.

The Albemarle Sound
Studio album by the Ladybug Transistor
Released	March 23, 1999 (1999-03-23)
Genre	Indie pop baroque pop [1] sunshine pop
Label	Merge [2]
The Ladybug Transistor chronology
Beverley Atonale (1997) The Albemarle Sound (1999) Argyle Heir (2001)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Robert Christgau	[3]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[4]
Pitchfork	8.0/10 [2]

The Albemarle Sound is the third album by the Brooklyn, New York, indie pop band the Ladybug Transistor. ^[5] It was released on March 23, 1999.

Critical reception

The A.V. Club wrote: "Rich and instantly accessible, the Ladybug Transistor has created a sound, regardless of source material, that's entirely its own." ^[6] The Hartford Courant called the album "a collection of panoramic, pastoral pop that reflects the sights and sounds of their world with the same loving texture and color that Brian Wilson illustrated the California shore with." ^[7]

Track listing

1. "Oriental Boulevard"
2. "Six Times"
3. "Meadowport Arch"
4. "Today Knows"
5. "The Great British Spring"
6. "Like A Summer Rain"
7. "The Swimmer"
8. "Cienfuegos"
9. "The Automobile Song"
10. "Oceans In The Hall"
11. "Vale Of Cashmere"
12. "Aleida's Theme"

References

1. Sendra, Tim. The Albemarle Sound at AllMusic.
2. Richardson, Mark (March 23, 1999). "The Ladybug Transistor: The Albemarle Sound". Pitchfork.
3. "Robert Christgau: CG: ladybug". robertchristgau.com.
4. Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 5. MUZE. p. 62.
5. Jenkins, Mark (March 10, 2000). "Anne Summers 'Very Classy' Beatville". The Washington Post.
6. Phipps, Keith (March 29, 2002). "The Ladybug Transistor: The Albemarle Sound". The A.V. Club.
7. Daley, David (April 8, 1999). "Albemarle Sound -- Ladybug Transistor". Hartford Courant. Archived from the original on July 8, 2021.