Ladybirds
Ladybirds | |
|---|---|
 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 Records, Mint 400 Records |
| Associated acts | Gym Class Heroes, Ley Royal Scam |
| Website | myspace |
| Members | Tyler Pursel Teeter Sperber |
Ladybirds (stylized as LaydbiRds) were an American pop rock band from West Chester, Pennsylvania.
History[edit]
Ley Royal Scam[edit]
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.
Ladybirds[edit]
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 18 September 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]
Personnel[edit]
- Tyler Pursel – arrangements
- Teeter Sperber – vocals
Discography[edit]
- Albums
- Regional Community Theater (2007)
- Appearing on
- Our First Compilation (2011)
References[edit]
- Citations
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 McClintock 2007.
- ↑ Caraeff 2005.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Olund 2007.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Apar 2007.
- ↑ Hasty 2007.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Bunch 2007.
- ↑ Apple 2007.
- ↑ Aubin 2007.
- Bibliography
- Apple, Meiyee (16 July 2007), "Regional Community Theater", The Fader, retrieved 23 January 2014
- Apar, Corey (5 September 2007), "LadybiRdS", Spin, retrieved 22 January 2014
- Aubin, Paul (19 July 2007), "Videos: Ladybirds: "The Brown and Red Divide"", Punknews.org, retrieved 23 January 2014
- Bunch, Adam (22 August 2007), "LadybiRdS: Regional Community Theatre", PopMatters, retrieved 22 January 2014
- Caraeff, Ezra Ace (20 October 2005), "Once More With Feeling-Best of the Unheard Of", The Portland Mercury, retrieved 21 January 2014
- Hasty, Katie (17 September 2007), "LadybiRds Take Flight", Billboard, retrieved 22 January 2014
- McClintock, J. Scott (2007), "Artist Biography", AllMusic, retrieved 21 January 2014
- Olund, Paul (6 July 2007), "Candy-coated goodness to make you smile", Today, retrieved 22 January 2014
