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LD & the New Criticism was an American experimental pop band formed by songwriter/producer LD Beghtol. Designed by Beghtol to showcase his less dour songwriting efforts[1]—and to be a highly portable, essentially "live band",[2] unlike his other studio-based projects Flare and moth wranglers—the outfit performed extensively in the New York area, and were a featured band at the 2007 Primavera Sound Festival in Barcelona, Spain. Noted aspects of LD&TNC's live shows were the use of old-fashioned "radio mic'ing" (with the performers clustered around two microphones, in an arc) and their lack of electric bass and drums. The band also contributed the track "Sex Surrogate" to the "ESOPUS 6"[3] invitational CD, Help Wanted, along with Devendra Banhart, Grizzly Bear, and others.
LD & the New Criticism | |
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| Origin | Brooklyn, New York |
| Genres | |
| Years active | 2005–2009 |
| Labels | Darla, Acuarela |
| Past members | LD Beghtol: voice, guitar, baritone ukulele Jonathon "Chuck" Plummer: voice, mandolin, guitar Pinky Weitzman: Stroh violin, viola, whistle Jim Andralis: accordion Douglas Quint: bassoon Mason Patrick Brown III: guitar, mandolin, glockenspiel, accordion, finger cymbals, Hadley Kahn: drums |
Discography
edit- Tragic Realism, full-length CD (Darla, 2006; Acuarela, 2006)
- Amoral Certitudes, seven-song ep (Acuarela, 2007)
References
edit- ^ "Erasing clouds music review: Ld & the new criticism, tragic realism".
- ^ "Babysue®: LMNOP® Reviews - January 2008".
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-01-11. Retrieved 2010-09-03.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
External links
edit- LD&TNC on Myspace
- "If I Think of Love" video
- Erasing Clouds review of "Tragic Realism"
- Test Listen: "AKA Paradise" on NPR
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