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Marlborough Farms

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Marlborough Farms
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 4, 1996 (1996-10-04)
GenreIndie pop
LabelFeeding Frenzy Records
The Ladybug Transistor chronology
Marlborough Farms
(1996)
Beverley Atonale
(1997)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[2]

Marlborough Farms is the first album by the Brooklyn indie pop band The Ladybug Transistor.[3] It was released on October 4, 1996.

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

Critical reception

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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

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  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

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  1. ^ Marlborough Farms at AllMusic
  2. ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 5. MUZE. p. 62.
  3. ^ "The Ladybug Transistor | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  4. ^ "Elephant 6". Music. 16 February 2012.
  5. ^ "Sharps & Flats". Salon. March 31, 1999.