Ladytron discography explained

Artist:Ladytron
Studio:7
Live:1
Compilation:8
Ep:6
Singles:20
Video:1
Music Videos:17
Option:1
Option Name:Promotional singles

English electronic music band Ladytron have released seven studio albums, one live album, eight compilation albums, six extended plays, 20 singles, one promotional single, one video album and 19 music videos. Formed in 1999 in Liverpool, Merseyside,[1] the band consists of Helen Marnie (lead vocals, synthesisers), Mira Aroyo (vocals, synthesisers), Daniel Hunt (synthesisers, electric guitar, vocals) and Reuben Wu (synthesisers).[2]

The band's sound blends electropop with new wave and shoegazing elements. Ladytron have described their sound as "electronic pop".[3] They focused on a balance between pop structures and experimental sounds. Some of the group's songs performed by Aroyo contain lyrics written in her native Bulgarian.

Ladytron took their name from the 1972 song of the same name by Roxy Music.[4] Former Roxy Music member Brian Eno has described Ladytron as "the best of English pop music".[5]

Albums

Studio albums

Title! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:19em;"
DetailsPeak chart positions
UK
[6]
FIN
[7]
US
[8]
US
Dance

[9]
US
Heat.

[10]
US
Indie

[11]
604
  • Released: 6 February 2001
  • Label: Invicta Hi-Fi
  • Formats: CD, LP, download
Light & Magic
  • Released: 17 September 2002
  • Label: Telstar
  • Formats: CD, LP, download
7 24
Witching Hour
  • Released: 4 October 2005
  • Label: Island
  • Formats: CD, LP, download
81 7 32 40
Velocifero
  • Released: 3 June 2008
  • Label: Nettwerk
  • Formats: CD, LP, download
75 131 3 3
Gravity the Seducer
  • Released: 13 September 2011
  • Label: Nettwerk
  • Formats: CD, LP, download
72 50 112 6 2 27
Ladytron
  • Released: 15 February 2019
  • Label: Ladytron Music
  • Formats: CD, LP, download
13 3 10
Time's Arrow 67
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Compilation albums

Title! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:19em;"
DetailsPeak chart positions
US
Dance

Softcore Jukebox 24
604 (Remixed & Rare)
  • Released: 1 September 2009
  • Label: Redbird, Cobraside
  • Formats: CD, download
Light & Magic
(Remixed & Rare)
  • Released: 1 September 2009
  • Label: Redbird, Cobraside
  • Formats: CD, download
Witching Hour
(Remixed & Rare)
  • Released: 1 September 2009
  • Label: Redbird, Cobraside
  • Formats: CD, download
Velocifero
(Remixed & Rare)
  • Released: 6 April 2010
  • Label: Nettwerk
  • Formats: CD, download
Best of Remixes
  • Released: 8 March 2011
  • Label: Nettwerk
  • Format: Download
Best of 00–10
  • Released: 28 March 2011
  • Label: Nettwerk
  • Formats: CD, download
20
Gravity the Seducer Remixed
  • Released: 29 November 2013
  • Label: Nettwerk
  • Formats: CD, LP, download
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Extended plays

Title! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:19em;"
DetailsPeak chart positions
US
Dance

Miss Black and Her Friends
  • Released: December 1999
  • Label: Bambini
  • Format: CD
Commodore Rock
  • Released: June 2000
  • Label: Emperor Norton
  • Formats: CD, 10", 12"
Mu-Tron EP
  • Released: October 2000
  • Label: Invicta Hi-Fi
  • Formats: CD, 12"
Extended Play
  • Released: 11 April 2006
  • Label: Rykodisc
  • Format: CD + DVD
19
The Harmonium
Sessions
  • Released: 2006
  • Label: Self-released
  • Formats: CD, download
Ace of Hz EP
  • Released: 11 January 2011
  • Label: Nettwerk
  • Format: Download
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Singles

Title! scope="col" rowspan="2"
YearPeak chart positionsAlbum
UK
[12]
AUS
[13]
US
Sales

[14]
US
Dance

[15]
"He Took Her to a Movie"1999604
"The Way That I Found You"200188
"Playgirl"89
"Seventeen"200268 45 Light & Magic
"Blue Jeans"200343
"Evil"44
"Cracked LCD"/"USA vs White Noise"[16]
"Sugar"200545 Witching Hour
"Destroy Everything You Touch"42
"Weekend"[17] 2007
"Soft Power"[18]
"Ghosts"2008109 43 Velocifero
"Runaway"30
"Tomorrow"2009
"Ace of Hz"20119 Best of 00–10
"White Elephant"Gravity the Seducer
"Ambulances"
"Mirage"
"The Animals"[19] 2018Ladytron
"The Island"[20]
"Far from Home"[21]
"Deadzone"2019
"Tower of Glass"2020
"City of Angels"[22] 2022Time's Arrow
"Misery Remember Me"[23]
"Faces"[24]
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Promotional singles

Other appearances

TitleYearNotes
"Open Your Heart"2001Cover version of The Human League's song from the compilation album .
"Rockfalls & Estuaries"2009Included on the soundtrack of the video game The Sims 3.
"She Stepped Out of the Car"
"Young Etruscians"
"Use Your Mind"Performed on the children's television series Yo Gabba Gabba!.
"Tesla"2012Included on the soundtrack of the video game .

Videography

Music videos

Title! scope="col"
YearDirector(s)
"Playgirl" (version 1)2000James Slater and Neil McLean
"Playgirl" (version 2)2001
"Seventeen"2003David Chaudoir
"Evil" (UK version)Scott Lyon
"Evil" (US version)James Slater and Neil McLean
"Blue Jeans"
"Sugar"2005Andy Roberts
"Destroy Everything You Touch"Adam Bartley
"Ghosts"2008Joseph Kahn
"Runaway"Mike Sharpe and Barney Steele
"Tomorrow"2009Neil Krug
"Ace of Hz"2011Chino Moya
"White Elephant"Michele Civetta
"Mirage"Michael Sherrington
"International Dateline"2013
"The Animals"2018Fernando Nogari[27]
"The Island"Bryan M. Ferguson[28]
"Tower of Glass"2020Manuel Nogueira
"Light & Magic"2022
"Faces"2023Daniel Hunt[29]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Krisher . Dan . Schirz . Tiffany . Ladytron On Roland . . November 2007 . 13 June 2011.
  2. Web site: Newman . Scott . Ladytron – An Interview With Reuben Wu . Voxy.co.nz . 16 June 2010 . 13 June 2011.
  3. Web site: Gourlay . Dom . DiS meets Ladytron . . 8 March 2011 . 13 June 2011 . 3 October 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151003063705/http://drownedinsound.com/in_depth/4141859 . dead .
  4. Web site: Pytlik . Mark . Ladytron: Spell Bound . . 22 November 2005 . 13 June 2011.
  5. Web site: Brian Eno talks about Ladytron (Luminous Festival 2009 – Sydney Opera House) . . 9 July 2009.
  6. Web site: Ladytron . . 28 January 2023.
  7. Web site: Discography Ladytron . finnishcharts.com . 7 January 2012.
  8. Ladytron Chart History: Billboard 200 . . 4 November 2018.
  9. Ladytron Chart History: Top Dance/Electronic Albums . Billboard . 4 November 2018.
  10. Ladytron Chart History: Heatseekers Albums . Billboard . 4 November 2018.
  11. Ladytron Chart History: Independent Albums . Billboard . 4 November 2018.
  12. Peak chart positions for singles in the United Kingdom:
  13. Web site: Discography Ladytron . australian-charts.com . 11 March 2017.
  14. Ladytron Chart History: Hot Singles Sales . Billboard . 7 September 2019.
  15. Ladytron Chart History: Dance Club Songs . Billboard . 4 November 2018.
  16. Web site: Cracked LCD / USA vs White Noise [Vinyl 7" Single] ]. Amazon (US) . 17 July 2016.
  17. "Weekend" . UK 12" single . . Smoke & Mirrors, Inc. . 2007 . S&M 1203.
  18. "Soft Power" . US 12" single . Ladytron . Pylon Records . 2007 . PYLON 005.
  19. Web site: The Animals – Single by Ladytron . 9 March 2018 . iTunes Store (UK) . 4 November 2018.
  20. Web site: The Island – Single by Ladytron . 17 August 2018 . iTunes Store (UK) . 4 November 2018.
  21. Web site: Far from Home . Amazon (UK).
  22. Web site: New Album. New Single. New Tour.. Ladytron Music Website (UK).
  23. Web site: Ladytron Share New Song "Misery Remember Me" and Announce New U.S. Tour Dates.. Under the Radar (UK).
  24. Web site: Ladytron Release New Single 'Faces'.. Broadway World (UK).
  25. "International Dateline" . UK promotional CD single . Ladytron . . 2005 . CID DJ 917.
  26. Web site: Best of 00–10 Videos by Ladytron . 29 March 2011 . iTunes Store (US) . 29 December 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141003185609/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/best-of-00-10-videos/id434123570 . 3 October 2014.
  27. Web site: Roberts . Christopher . Ladytron Share Video/Short Film for "The Animals" Filmed in São Paulo, Brazil . . 5 April 2018 . 4 November 2018.
  28. Web site: Murray . Robin . Ladytron's 'The Island' Is A Magnificent Short Film . . 5 September 2018 . 4 November 2018.
  29. Web site: Ladytron Release Bewitching Music Video for Single 'Faces' Ahead of Release of New LP. The Spill Magazine. 18 January 2023. 20 February 2023. https://archive.today/20230220214815/https://spillmagazine.com/spill-new-music-ladytron-release-bewitching-music-video-for-single-faces-ahead-of-release-of-new-lp-times-arrow-out-january-20-on-cooking-vinyl/. 20 February 2023. live.