Can't Wait Another Day

in the best band name stakes, the ladybug transistor is a hard one to beat. and wouldn't it be awful if the music wasn't as good as the name? thank goodness then, that it is.... the ladybug transistor story begins in brooklyn, ny during the mid-1990's. their debut album, marlborough farms, named after the band's fabled victorian flatbush headquarters and studio, was a recording project based around founding member gary olson's collaborations with friends. it was around this time that ladybug transistor evolved into a proper band with siblings jennifer and jeff baron, sasha bell, san fadyl and julia rydholm. as marlborough farms has become a gathering place for the musicians that ladybug has befriended over the years, the band took advantage of this situation by recruiting many of them to contribute to their latest full length 'can't wait another day'. the album features spirited contributions from members of aislers set, architecture in helsinki, the clientele, jens lekman, kevin barker (currituck co., vetiver), heather mcintosh (circulatory system, instruments) roy nathanson (lounge lizards/jazz passengers) and others. Other recent projects for the ladybugs have included 60s legend Kevin Ayers latest LP.