WE CAN STILL BE FRIENDS Various Artists 1998

 

Discogs

 

Indie rock and indie pop on Magic Marker Records 

 

Tracklist

1

The Minders–

Yeah, Yeah, Yeah

2	Faster Tiger–	Control
3	Boy Crazy–	La Primavera
4	Lunchbox–	Halflife
5	Franklin Bruno–	Bronze Me
6	Incredible Force Of Junior–	Generation
7	The Ladybug Transistor–	The Swedish Libra And You Three
8	Gumption (2)–	Stop Not Red
9	Tullycraft–	Ticket Tonight (Empty Set Mix)
10	Mad Planets–	Phineas Gage
11	Kissing Book–	His Mistake
12	Kincaid–	Paul Revere
13	Racecar (2)–	Could Have Been
14	Heber Binary Project–	Efficient Crime
15	Guppyboy–	Ball In The Sky
16	Nothing Painted Blue–	Who's Landing In My Hangar?
17	Tizzy–	I've Done Everything For You
18	Kisswhistle–	Sound Of My Alarm
19	The Boyish Charms–	Smoldering Apathy
20	Benji Cossa–	For Tom's New Wave Movie

 

POP ROMANTIQUE: FRENCH POP CLASSICS Various Artists 1999

 

Discogs 

 

Pop/indie rock released on Emperor Norton record label

Tracklist

  1. The Hang-Ups - Pardon
  2. Ivy - L'Anamour
  3. Luna - La Poupee Qui Fait Non
  4. Air [French Band] - Jeanne
  5. The Apples In Stereo - Avril En Mai
  6. Lloyd Cole & His Negatives - Si Tu Dois Partir
  7. Heavenly - Nous Ne Sommes Pas De Anges
  8. Godzuki - Contact
  9. John Wesley Harding - Je Suis Venu Te Dire Que Je M'En Vais
10. Sukia - Zoooom!
11. Magnetic Fields - Le Tourbillion
12. The Ladybug Transistor - Puis-Je?

KXLU 88.9FM LOS ANGELES LIVE VOLUME 3 Various Artists 1997

 

Discogs

Tracklist

1	–Rye Coalition	White Jesus On 184th Street
2	–Tristeza	A Cat Knows When You're Sad
3	–The Van Pelt	The Young Alchemist
4	–Tom LoMacchio	untitled
5	–Mia Doi Todd	Strawberries
6	–Joan Of Arc	Stemingway and Heinbeck
7	–Ladybug Transistor*	Some Sort Of Medley
8	–Jimmy Eat World	Christmas Card
9	–Four	Popular
10	–Banyon	untitled
11	–The Scenic Vermont	Shady Lane
12	–Duradelinquent	You Turn Me On
13	–The Burning Softies	The Golden Radna
14	–Volume 11	The Romance
15	–Phobia	Systematically imprisoned
16	–The Lucky Stars	Anything But You
17	–Uke Fink	Open Wound Number Twelve
18	–Optiganally Yours	Spanish Flea
19	–Slacktone	Lift And Seperate
20	–Longstocking	Instrumental
21	–Fish Sticks*	Flamethrower
22	–Chickita	Cloud City
23	–Sleestak	When In Rome, Do As The Romans
24	–Spanakorzo	Fall From Grace for Man, Angels, and a God
25	–Nigel Lundemo	The End of the World

 

THE LADYBUG TRANSISTOR Beverley Atonale 1997

Discogs

Artist Biography by Jason Ankeny

Led by vocalist/guitarist Gary Olson, a onetime string stretcher and key inspector at his family's piano factory, indie pop unit the Ladybug Transistor debuted in 1996 with the LP Marlborough Farms, titled after Olson's Brooklyn-area home recording studio. After a lineup change that left only Olson and drummer Edward Powers remaining from the Ladybug Transistor's original roster, Saturnine guitarist Jennifer Baron and her bassist brother Jeff were recruited prior to recording 1997's Beverly Atonale, issued on Merge. After completing the LP, Powers exited and was replaced by Individual Fruit Pie drummer San Fadyl. The group's wonderful third album, The Albemarle Sound, which featured new member Sasha Bell on keyboards and vocals, followed in 1999. Both Bell and Jeff Baron were also members of neo-psych band the Essex Green at this time, as well as the alt-country outfit the Sixth Great Lake.

The Ladybug Transistor's next album, Argyle Heir, with its indie kitsch stylings, was released in spring 2001. After losing Jennifer Baron and gaining Julia Rydholm, the band decamped to Arizona to record its next album, The Ladybug Transistor (2003), with Calexico producer Craig Schumacher. More lineup changes followed as Bell left the band and Jeff Baron became more of a satellite member. The band stayed fairly quiet for a couple years as the lineup sorted itself out, and Olson spent time producing other artists. They returned in 2006 with the Here Comes the Rain EP and followed up with the excellent Can't Wait Another Day, which was released in June 2007 by Merge. The lineup for the album added keyboardist Kyle Forester and guitarist Ben Crum of Great Lakes.

Sadly, mere weeks before the release of the album, drummer San Fadyl, a beloved figure in the indie rock community, passed away due to complications from severe asthma. Before recording its next album, the group's lineup shifted again with guitarists Michael O'Neill and Mark Dzula and drummer Eric Farber added to the core of Olson, Rydholm, and Forester. The band's seventh studio LP, Clutching Stems, was released in June of 2011.

Tracklist  

1	Here Is Your Space
2	Rushes Of Pure Spring
3	Windy
4	The Swedish Libra And You
5	This Order Is Tall
6	Music For Tennis Courts
7	The Wagging Tail (Single Space)
8	Stuck
9	Forest Marching Song
10	The Occasional
11	It Will Be A Lifetime
12	Thoughts Of You
13	The Swedish Libra II