The Albemarle Sound

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The Albemarle Sound
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 23, 1999 (1999-03-23)
GenreIndie pop
Baroque pop[1]
Sunshine pop
LabelMerge Records[2]
The Ladybug Transistor chronology
Beverley Atonale
(1997)
The Albemarle Sound
(1999)
Argyle Heir
(2001)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Robert Christgau(dud)[5]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[3]
Pitchfork Media8.0/10[4]

The Albemarle Sound is the third album by the Brooklyn, New York, indie pop band The Ladybug Transistor.[6] It was released on March 23, 1999.

Critical reception[edit]

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."[7] 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."[8]

Track listing[edit]

  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[edit]

  1. ^ a b The Albemarle Sound at AllMusic
  2. ^ "The Ladybug Transistor - The Albemarle Sound". www.mergerecords.com.
  3. ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 5. MUZE. p. 62.
  4. ^ "The Ladybug Transistor: The Albemarle Sound". Pitchfork.
  5. ^ "Robert Christgau: CG: ladybug". robertchristgau.com.
  6. ^ "ANNE SUMMERS "Very Classy" Beatville". www.washingtonpost.com.
  7. ^ "The Ladybug Transistor: The Albemarle Sound". Music. 29 March 2002.
  8. ^ DALEY, DAVID; Courant Staff (8 April 1999). "ALBERMARLE SOUND -- LADYBUG TRANSISTOR". courant.com.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)