Ivy (band)
Encyclopedia
Ivy is a New York City
band composed of a trio of musicians, Adam Schlesinger
, Dominique Durand, and Andy Chase
.
from Paris
in 1990, first met Andy at a party, where he was playing with his previous band. She told him that his band was "not [her] cup of tea". Three years later, Andy and Dominique wrote a song, and asked Adam to play bass on demo. Adam persuaded Andy and Dominique to write more together, which eventually resulted in a five-song demo.
One of the first songs they recorded, "Get Enough", was released as a 7"-single
and was quickly named "Single Of The Week" in the UK
's Melody Maker
.
They followed that single with an EP
Lately (released on Seed
), and then on February 14, 1995 released their debut full-length Realistic
, which – although raw compared to their later work - hinted at the melodic sophistication and emphasis on production detail that would follow. During this period the group began touring, sharing the stage with Oasis
, Edwyn Collins
, Lloyd Cole
, St. Etienne, Madder Rose
, Yo La Tengo
, The Divine Comedy
and many others.
The band also produced and released the I Hate December remix
CD. The black-and-white
video featuring the band lip-synching playing in the bar was produced for both original and remixed edits of the song. It remains the only Ivy release on Scratchie Records
, the label belonging to The Smashing Pumpkins
' members James Iha
and D'arcy Wretzky
and co-owned by Adam Schlesinger.
(released October 6, 1997 on Atlantic
), Ivy hit its stride, introducing richer arrangements and a wider palette of sounds, while at the same time taking their songcraft to a new level. The album was named one of the year’s best by scores of critics, and the group’s fan base increased exponentially; they toured extensively in support of the new record over the next two years.
James Iha
of The Smashing Pumpkins
appeared as a guest vocalist and guitarist on "Back In Our Town", and as a guitarist on "Quick, Painless & Easy". He is known as being a fan of Ivy and being a friend with Adam, as well with other bandmates. Adam played piano on James' song "The Bells" released on The Smashing Pumpkins' "Thirty-Three"
single, and also contributed to Iha's own solo album "Let It Come Down". Iha thanked Ivy in the liner notes of Let It Come Down. It is rumoured that James Iha helped the band get signed on Atlantic, and since Apartment Life he has appeared on every release, contributing or producing at least one track on each.
Other session and guest musicians included Dean Wareham
(Luna
), Stanley Demeski (Luna
, Feelies); Chris Collingwood
and Jody Porter
(Fountains of Wayne
); Alan Rubin
(played trumpet in The Blues Brothers
and many others, including his support for Miles Davis
, James Brown
and others).
Apartment Life spawned Ivy's first official CD single with the release of "The Best Thing", followed by "I've Got a Feeling" and the EPs "This Is the Day" and "You Don't Know Anything". "I've Got a Feeling" also has a promotional video.
The album was re-released the next year on October 7, 1998 on 550 Music
when the band was dropped by Atlantic. The re-release featured a different artwork (Dominique's photo which had been on the inside is now on the cover, with shelves deleted), and different mixes of "The Best Thing" (mixed by Daniel Abraham), "I've Got a Feeling" (mixed by John Holbrook), "This Is the Day" (mixed by John Holbrook) and "Back In Our Town" (mixed by John Holbrook).
Additionally, the songs "This is the Day" and "I Get the Message" were selected for the soundtrack of the hit motion picture There's Something About Mary
.
, and won the group an even wider audience both at home and abroad. The album was released on November 8, 2000 in Japan
, which is seven months prior to US release, and included one bonus track "It's All in Your Mind". The US version included bonus track "Digging Your Scene", a cover of Blow Monkeys' song.
On Long Distance, lush soundscapes and dense rhythm tracks were brought to the fore, and bouncy pop songs were outnumbered by moodier, more atmospheric songs like the standout single "Edge Of The Ocean". The latter along with "Lucy Doesn't Love You" got both videos and single releases.
By this time, the band had also had found success on both the big and small screens (scoring the Farrelly Brothers
’ Shallow Hal
, as well as having their songs featured prominently in numerous films and television shows). Chase and Schlesinger had also begun to receive attention for their work outside the band: Chase produced the debut album by French
pop group Tahiti 80
, which was a hit in many countries and led to subsequent production work with several other groups; Schlesinger’s "other" band, Fountains of Wayne
, released two critically acclaimed records, and he also received an Oscar nomination for his title song to Tom Hanks
' film That Thing You Do!
.
, an album containing ten of the group's favorite cover songs. Picking from several different eras, they reveal some of their sources of inspiration, and also display their ability to reinterpret many different types of songs in their own distinct way. Five of the ten songs on Guestroom were recorded during one solid line of sessions in New York. The remaining five tracks were recorded at different times over the course of Ivy’s career, but have for the most part been difficult to find, having been released only on limited-edition singles, compilations, or soundtracks. On Guestroom, the band moves easily between decades and countries, jumping from 80’s classics like The Cure
's "Let's Go to Bed" and the House Of Love
's "I Don't Know Why I Love You" to Steely Dan
's "Only a Fool Would Say That" and then over to Serge Gainsbourg
's "L'Anamour" (which previously could be found as a b-side on "I've Got a Feeling" single); from The Ronettes
' early 1960s classic "Be My Baby" to Papas Fritas
' late 1990s gem "Say Goodbye".
"Digging Your Scene" was also included on the album, and released in Japan and UK as a CD single. Video for "Let's Go to Bed" has been shot, depicting Dominique and Andy in their NYC apartment, with Dominique not being able to sleep. She escapes home long after midnight and walks streets of New York City. James Iha
joins her midthrough the video.
The Lately EP was reissued in 2003 on Unfiltered Records
with the same track-list as original.
Ivy gained even wider recognition in 2003/2004 for their song "Worry About You" which has been used as the theme song of the Stephen King
series Kingdom Hospital
and in the pilot episode of the television
mini-series The 4400
.
was released on March 1, 2005 on Nettwerk
.
When starting sessions for In The Clear, the band tried to strike a balance between the immediacy of their early recordings and the careful sonic detailing of their more recent work. "Initially we talked about going back to more of a live band sound," explains Schlesinger, "but of course that wouldn’t have taken long enough."
Chase elaborates, "We tried to capture the excitement of just playing together - on guitar or piano and drums – first. We would put down lots of raw, spontaneous ideas, and then the three of us would flesh them out over time, constantly adding or taking things away, but always trying to retain that initial energy." This method, while common for some bands, represented a totally new approach for Ivy, who in the past had written almost exclusively outside the studio; on In The Clear, the writing and recording processes often blended together.
Not every idea held up over time, or ultimately met Ivy’s songwriting standards. "There were some musical ideas that we really loved, but sometimes they didn’t fit the direction we were going or we couldn’t turn them into complete songs that I was comfortable singing," says Durand. "But many came together very quickly".
The 10 songs on In The Clear vary in tempo and mood, and yet the record has a sense of continuity that is never lost - from the slow crescendo of the introductory "Nothing But The Sky" through visceral pop songs like "Thinking About You", "Tess Don't Tell" (with James Iha
on lead guitar) and "I've Got You Memorized" to slinkier, subtler tracks like "Four In The Morning", "Ocean City Girl" and "Keep Moving". Many lyrics suggest internal narratives more than straightforward storytelling; themes of secrecy, isolation and escape resurface throughout the album.
Ivy brought in legendary UK producer
/mixer
Steve Osborne
(New Order
, Happy Mondays
, Starsailor
, Elbow
) for his first-ever New York sessions to mix seven of the tracks. It was Osborne's ability to make records sound both aggressive and spacious that attracted the group to his work.
In The Clear also features guest appearances by friends like guitarists James Iha
, Jody Porter
(Fountains of Wayne
), Brazil
ian string arranger Zé Luis (Bebel Gilberto
, Caetano Veloso
), and former Girls Against Boys
frontman Scott McLoud, who duets with Durand on the closing track "Feel So Free".
The album got even more warm reception than previous. "Thinking About You" got an animated promotional video clip, and it remains Ivy's second-most popular song.
was released on September 20, 2011. The first single from the album, "Distant Lights," was released on June 7, 2011, and the second single, "Fascinated," was released on July 26, 2011.
, Burt Bacharach
, Jobim, Orange Juice
, The Smiths
, Velvet Underground & Nico, The Beatles
, Françoise Hardy
as their influences, as well as other artists covered on "Guestroom".
Dominique Durand's vocal technique and Parisian pronunciation is often compared in reviews with another French pop band singer Lætitia Sadier
of Stereolab
.
and Tinted Windows
. Durand and Chase have also recorded as Paco. Chase's solo project, called Brookville
, has released three albums to date.
New York City
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band composed of a trio of musicians, Adam Schlesinger
Adam Schlesinger
Adam Schlesinger is an American songwriter, composer and record producer. He has been nominated for Oscar, Tony, Emmy, Grammy , and Golden Globe Awards. He is also a winner of the ASCAP Pop Music Award....
, Dominique Durand, and Andy Chase
Andy Chase
Andy Chase is a New York based musician/songwriter/producer. He is a member of the bands Ivy, Brookville, and Paco. He is also a co-owner of New York City recording studio Stratosphere sound with partners James Iha , and Adam Schlesinger .In 1995, Chase co-produced and engineered the title track...
.
Lately and Realistic
Ivy was formed in 1994 when multi-instrumentalists Andy Chase and Adam Schlesinger convinced Parisian born Dominique Durand, who had never before sung in a group, to venture into a New York studio and record a four-song tape with them. Dominique, who moved to New York CityNew York City
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from Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
in 1990, first met Andy at a party, where he was playing with his previous band. She told him that his band was "not [her] cup of tea". Three years later, Andy and Dominique wrote a song, and asked Adam to play bass on demo. Adam persuaded Andy and Dominique to write more together, which eventually resulted in a five-song demo.
One of the first songs they recorded, "Get Enough", was released as a 7"-single
Single (music)
In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...
and was quickly named "Single Of The Week" in the UK
United Kingdom
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's Melody Maker
Melody Maker
Melody Maker, published in the United Kingdom, was, according to its publisher IPC Media, the world's oldest weekly music newspaper. It was founded in 1926 as a magazine targeted at musicians; in 2000 it was merged into "long-standing rival" New Musical Express.-1950s–1960s:Originally the Melody...
.
They followed that single with an EP
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
Lately (released on Seed
Seed
A seed is a small embryonic plant enclosed in a covering called the seed coat, usually with some stored food. It is the product of the ripened ovule of gymnosperm and angiosperm plants which occurs after fertilization and some growth within the mother plant...
), and then on February 14, 1995 released their debut full-length Realistic
Realistic (album)
-Track listing:#"Get Enough"#"No Guarantee"#"Decay"#"15 Seconds"#"Everyday"#"Point of View"#"Don't Believe a Word"#"Beautiful"#"Shallow"#"In the Shadows"#"Dying Star"#"Over"...
, which – although raw compared to their later work - hinted at the melodic sophistication and emphasis on production detail that would follow. During this period the group began touring, sharing the stage with Oasis
Oasis (band)
Oasis were an English rock band formed in Manchester in 1991. Originally known as The Rain, the group was formed by Liam Gallagher , Paul "Bonehead" Arthurs , Paul "Guigsy" McGuigan and Tony McCarroll , who were soon joined by Liam's older brother Noel Gallagher...
, Edwyn Collins
Edwyn Collins
Edwyn Stephen Collins is an Ivor Novello Award winning Scottish musician, playing mostly electric guitar-driven pop. Collins formed the musical group Nu-Sonics in 1976, which later became Orange Juice...
, Lloyd Cole
Lloyd Cole
Lloyd Cole is an English singer and songwriter, known for his role as lead singer of Lloyd Cole and the Commotions from 1984 to 1989, and for his subsequent solo work.-Early life:...
, St. Etienne, Madder Rose
Madder Rose
Madder Rose was a New York City-based alternative rock band who recorded in the 1990s. The band was fronted by Mary Lorson, who shared songwriting duties with guitarist Billy Coté. The two singer/songwriters continued their collaboration, Cote as guest producer on Lorson's three discs with Saint...
, Yo La Tengo
Yo La Tengo
Yo La Tengo, sometimes abbreviated as YLT, is an American alternative rock band formed in Hoboken, New Jersey in 1984. Since 1992, the lineup has consisted of Ira Kaplan , Georgia Hubley , and James McNew .Despite achieving limited mainstream success, Yo La Tengo has been called "the quintessential...
, The Divine Comedy
The Divine Comedy
The Divine Comedy is an epic poem written by Dante Alighieri between 1308 and his death in 1321. It is widely considered the preeminent work of Italian literature, and is seen as one of the greatest works of world literature...
and many others.
The band also produced and released the I Hate December remix
Remix
A remix is an alternative version of a recorded song, made from an original version. This term is also used for any alterations of media other than song ....
CD. The black-and-white
Black-and-white
Black-and-white, often abbreviated B/W or B&W, is a term referring to a number of monochrome forms in visual arts.Black-and-white as a description is also something of a misnomer, for in addition to black and white, most of these media included varying shades of gray...
video featuring the band lip-synching playing in the bar was produced for both original and remixed edits of the song. It remains the only Ivy release on Scratchie Records
Scratchie Records
Scratchie Records was an independent record label founded in 1995 by James Iha and D'arcy Wretzky , Adam Schlesinger , Kerry Brown and Jeremy Freeman....
, the label belonging to The Smashing Pumpkins
The Smashing Pumpkins
The Smashing Pumpkins are an American alternative rock band that formed in Chicago, Illinois in 1988. Formed by Billy Corgan frontman and James Iha , the band has included Jimmy Chamberlin , D'arcy Wretzky , and currently includes Jeff Schroeder Mike Byrne , and Nicole Fiorentino The Smashing...
' members James Iha
James Iha
James Yoshinobu Iha b. March 26, 1968 in Chicago, Illinois) is a Japanese American rock musician. He is best known as having been a guitarist and co-founder of the alternative rock band The Smashing Pumpkins and for his eclectic musical projects of recent years, most notably being a permanent...
and D'arcy Wretzky
D'arcy Wretzky
D'arcy Elizabeth Wretzky is an American musician. She is best known for her work as the original bass player of the alternative rock band The Smashing Pumpkins...
and co-owned by Adam Schlesinger.
Apartment Life
On their second full-length album, Apartment LifeApartment Life
:For the publication known from 1974-81 as Apartment Life, see Metropolitan HomeApartment Life is an album released in 1997 by the band Ivy on Atlantic Records. It was re-released later the same year by Sony's 550 Music imprint with remixed versions of several songs...
(released October 6, 1997 on Atlantic
Atlantic Records
Atlantic Records is an American record label best known for its many recordings of rhythm and blues, rock and roll, and jazz...
), Ivy hit its stride, introducing richer arrangements and a wider palette of sounds, while at the same time taking their songcraft to a new level. The album was named one of the year’s best by scores of critics, and the group’s fan base increased exponentially; they toured extensively in support of the new record over the next two years.
James Iha
James Iha
James Yoshinobu Iha b. March 26, 1968 in Chicago, Illinois) is a Japanese American rock musician. He is best known as having been a guitarist and co-founder of the alternative rock band The Smashing Pumpkins and for his eclectic musical projects of recent years, most notably being a permanent...
of The Smashing Pumpkins
The Smashing Pumpkins
The Smashing Pumpkins are an American alternative rock band that formed in Chicago, Illinois in 1988. Formed by Billy Corgan frontman and James Iha , the band has included Jimmy Chamberlin , D'arcy Wretzky , and currently includes Jeff Schroeder Mike Byrne , and Nicole Fiorentino The Smashing...
appeared as a guest vocalist and guitarist on "Back In Our Town", and as a guitarist on "Quick, Painless & Easy". He is known as being a fan of Ivy and being a friend with Adam, as well with other bandmates. Adam played piano on James' song "The Bells" released on The Smashing Pumpkins' "Thirty-Three"
Thirty-Three (song)
"Thirty-Three" is a song by American alternative rock band The Smashing Pumpkins. It was the fifth and final single from their third album, Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness. It was also the first single released after the firing of Jimmy Chamberlin and death of Jonathan Melvoin...
single, and also contributed to Iha's own solo album "Let It Come Down". Iha thanked Ivy in the liner notes of Let It Come Down. It is rumoured that James Iha helped the band get signed on Atlantic, and since Apartment Life he has appeared on every release, contributing or producing at least one track on each.
Other session and guest musicians included Dean Wareham
Dean Wareham
Dean Wareham is an American musician, who formed the band Galaxie 500 in 1987. Born in Wellington, New Zealand, Wareham moved with his parents to Sydney, Australia, before settling in New York City in 1977. Wareham attended high school at Dalton School in New York, and then attended Harvard...
(Luna
Luna (band)
Luna was a dream pop/indie pop band formed in 1991 by Dean Wareham after the breakup of Galaxie 500, with Stanley Demeski and Justin Harwood...
), Stanley Demeski (Luna
Luna (band)
Luna was a dream pop/indie pop band formed in 1991 by Dean Wareham after the breakup of Galaxie 500, with Stanley Demeski and Justin Harwood...
, Feelies); Chris Collingwood
Chris Collingwood
Chris Collingwood, born in 1967 in USA, is a singer, songwriter, and founding member of the power pop band Fountains of Wayne. Collingwood's major influences are The Beatles, The Zombies, The Hollies, Aztec Camera, Squeeze, and Blue Öyster Cult....
and Jody Porter
Jody Porter
Jody Porter is an American musician. He is the guitarist of Grammy Award-nominated power pop band Fountains of Wayne. The band has released four major label albums, including Welcome Interstate Managers on Virgin Records in 2003, an RIAA-certified Gold LP. The album spawned the hugely popular U.S...
(Fountains of Wayne
Fountains of Wayne
Fountains of Wayne is an American power pop band that formed in New York City in 1996. The band consists of members Chris Collingwood, Adam Schlesinger, Jody Porter and Brian Young.-Early years:...
); Alan Rubin
Alan Rubin
Alan Rubin , also known as Mr. Fabulous, was an American musician. He played trumpet, flugelhorn, and piccolo trumpet....
(played trumpet in The Blues Brothers
The Blues Brothers
The Blues Brothers are an American blues and soul revivalist band founded in 1978 by comedy actors Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi as part of a musical sketch on Saturday Night Live...
and many others, including his support for Miles Davis
Miles Davis
Miles Dewey Davis III was an American jazz musician, trumpeter, bandleader, and composer. Widely considered one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century, Miles Davis was, with his musical groups, at the forefront of several major developments in jazz music, including bebop, cool jazz,...
, James Brown
James Brown
James Joseph Brown was an American singer, songwriter, musician, and recording artist. He is the originator of Funk and is recognized as a major figure in the 20th century popular music for both his vocals and dancing. He has been referred to as "The Godfather of Soul," "Mr...
and others).
Apartment Life spawned Ivy's first official CD single with the release of "The Best Thing", followed by "I've Got a Feeling" and the EPs "This Is the Day" and "You Don't Know Anything". "I've Got a Feeling" also has a promotional video.
The album was re-released the next year on October 7, 1998 on 550 Music
550 Music
550 Music was a unit of Sony Music Entertainment, which operated through Sony Music's Epic Records division while in activity. Launched in 1992, the "550" name was inspired by the address of the Sony building, located at 550 Madison Avenue in New York...
when the band was dropped by Atlantic. The re-release featured a different artwork (Dominique's photo which had been on the inside is now on the cover, with shelves deleted), and different mixes of "The Best Thing" (mixed by Daniel Abraham), "I've Got a Feeling" (mixed by John Holbrook), "This Is the Day" (mixed by John Holbrook) and "Back In Our Town" (mixed by John Holbrook).
Additionally, the songs "This is the Day" and "I Get the Message" were selected for the soundtrack of the hit motion picture There's Something About Mary
There's Something About Mary
There's Something About Mary is a 1998 American comedy film, directed by the Farrelly brothers, Bobby and Peter. It stars Cameron Diaz, Matt Dillon and Ben Stiller, and it is a combination of romantic comedy and gross-out film....
.
Long Distance
Long Distance, their third LP, was released on July 10, 2001 on NettwerkNettwerk
The Nettwerk Music Group is the umbrella company for Nettwerk Management, Nettwerk Records, Nettwerk One Publishing, Nutone Records, and Artwerk. With over 150 employees, the Vancouver-based company has offices in New York, Los Angeles, London, Boston, Nashville, and Hamburg...
, and won the group an even wider audience both at home and abroad. The album was released on November 8, 2000 in Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
, which is seven months prior to US release, and included one bonus track "It's All in Your Mind". The US version included bonus track "Digging Your Scene", a cover of Blow Monkeys' song.
On Long Distance, lush soundscapes and dense rhythm tracks were brought to the fore, and bouncy pop songs were outnumbered by moodier, more atmospheric songs like the standout single "Edge Of The Ocean". The latter along with "Lucy Doesn't Love You" got both videos and single releases.
By this time, the band had also had found success on both the big and small screens (scoring the Farrelly Brothers
Farrelly brothers
Peter John Farrelly and Robert Leo "Bobby" Farrelly, Jr. , professionally known as the Farrelly Brothers are screenwriters and directors of ten comedy films, including There's Something About Mary; Dumb and Dumber; Kingpin; Hall Pass; Me, Myself & Irene; Shallow Hal; Stuck on You; Osmosis Jones;...
’ Shallow Hal
Shallow Hal
Shallow Hal is a 2001 romantic comedy film starring Gwyneth Paltrow, Jack Black, and Jason Alexander. It was directed by the Farrelly Brothers and filmed in and around Charlotte, North Carolina as well as Sterling and Princeton, Massachusetts at Wachusett Mountain.- Plot :Hal Larson is a...
, as well as having their songs featured prominently in numerous films and television shows). Chase and Schlesinger had also begun to receive attention for their work outside the band: Chase produced the debut album by French
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
pop group Tahiti 80
Tahiti 80
Tahiti 80 are a French indie pop band from Rouen and Paris. The group was founded in 1993 by Xavier Boyer, Pedro Resende, Médéric Gontier and Sylvain Marchand....
, which was a hit in many countries and led to subsequent production work with several other groups; Schlesinger’s "other" band, Fountains of Wayne
Fountains of Wayne
Fountains of Wayne is an American power pop band that formed in New York City in 1996. The band consists of members Chris Collingwood, Adam Schlesinger, Jody Porter and Brian Young.-Early years:...
, released two critically acclaimed records, and he also received an Oscar nomination for his title song to Tom Hanks
Tom Hanks
Thomas Jeffrey "Tom" Hanks is an American actor, producer, writer, and director. Hanks worked in television and family-friendly comedies, gaining wide notice in 1988's Big, before achieving success as a dramatic actor in several notable roles, including Andrew Beckett in Philadelphia, the title...
' film That Thing You Do!
That Thing You Do!
That Thing You Do! is a 1996 comedy-drama musical film written and directed by Tom Hanks. Set in the summer of 1964, the movie tells the story of the quick rise and fall of a one-hit wonder rock band...
.
Guestroom
Ivy released the Guestroom album on September 10, 2002 on Minty FreshMinty Fresh
Minty Fresh is a Chicago-based record label, founded in 1993 by Jim Powers with Anthony Musiala. The label is known for launching the careers of Veruca Salt. They also gave the Swedish band The Cardigans their first US release and released the debut single by Liz Phair...
, an album containing ten of the group's favorite cover songs. Picking from several different eras, they reveal some of their sources of inspiration, and also display their ability to reinterpret many different types of songs in their own distinct way. Five of the ten songs on Guestroom were recorded during one solid line of sessions in New York. The remaining five tracks were recorded at different times over the course of Ivy’s career, but have for the most part been difficult to find, having been released only on limited-edition singles, compilations, or soundtracks. On Guestroom, the band moves easily between decades and countries, jumping from 80’s classics like The Cure
The Cure
The Cure are an English rock band formed in Crawley, West Sussex in 1976. The band has experienced several line-up changes, with frontman, vocalist, guitarist and principal songwriter Robert Smith being the only constant member...
's "Let's Go to Bed" and the House Of Love
The House of Love
The House of Love is an English alternative rock band. Formed in 1986, the band rose to prominence in the UK as a leading indie rock band in 1988 and split up in 1993, eventually reforming a decade later in 2003. The band is best known for its detailed psychedelic guitar sound and for the...
's "I Don't Know Why I Love You" to Steely Dan
Steely Dan
Steely Dan is an American rock band; its core members are Donald Fagen and Walter Becker. The band's popularity peaked in the late 1970s, with the release of seven albums blending elements of jazz, rock, funk, R&B, and pop...
's "Only a Fool Would Say That" and then over to Serge Gainsbourg
Serge Gainsbourg
Serge Gainsbourg, born Lucien Ginsburg was a French singer-songwriter, actor and director. Gainsbourg's extremely varied musical style and individuality make him difficult to categorize...
's "L'Anamour" (which previously could be found as a b-side on "I've Got a Feeling" single); from The Ronettes
The Ronettes
The Ronettes were a 1960s girl group from New York City, best known for their work with producer Phil Spector. The group consisted of lead singer Veronica Bennett ; her older sister, Estelle Bennett; and their cousin Nedra Talley...
' early 1960s classic "Be My Baby" to Papas Fritas
Papas Fritas
Papas Fritas is an American indie-rock band that formed in 1992 and released three studio albums before quietly breaking up around 2001. The band's name is Spanish for "French fries" but is also a pun on the phrase "Pop has freed us," which they used as both the name of their music publishing...
' late 1990s gem "Say Goodbye".
"Digging Your Scene" was also included on the album, and released in Japan and UK as a CD single. Video for "Let's Go to Bed" has been shot, depicting Dominique and Andy in their NYC apartment, with Dominique not being able to sleep. She escapes home long after midnight and walks streets of New York City. James Iha
James Iha
James Yoshinobu Iha b. March 26, 1968 in Chicago, Illinois) is a Japanese American rock musician. He is best known as having been a guitarist and co-founder of the alternative rock band The Smashing Pumpkins and for his eclectic musical projects of recent years, most notably being a permanent...
joins her midthrough the video.
The Lately EP was reissued in 2003 on Unfiltered Records
Unfiltered Records
Unfiltered Records is an American independent record label based in New York City, owned by producer, singer-songwriter and musical entrepreneur Andy Chase. The label is run out of his New York City loft with label manager Michael Galbe, and in late 2009 became a member of Warner Music Group's...
with the same track-list as original.
Ivy gained even wider recognition in 2003/2004 for their song "Worry About You" which has been used as the theme song of the Stephen King
Stephen King
Stephen Edwin King is an American author of contemporary horror, suspense, science fiction and fantasy fiction. His books have sold more than 350 million copies and have been adapted into a number of feature films, television movies and comic books...
series Kingdom Hospital
Kingdom Hospital
Kingdom Hospital is a thirteen-episode television miniseries based on Lars von Trier's The Kingdom , which was developed by horror writer Stephen King in 2004 for American television...
and in the pilot episode of the television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
mini-series The 4400
The 4400
The 4400 is a science fiction TV series produced by CBS Paramount Network Television in association with Sky Television, Renegade 83, and American Zoetrope for USA Network. The show was created and written by Scott Peters and René Echevarria, and it stars Joel Gretsch and Jacqueline McKenzie...
.
In the Clear
In the ClearIn the Clear
In the Clear is an album released by the band Ivy on March 1, 2005 on Nettwerk.When starting sessions for In The Clear, the band tried to strike a balance between the immediacy of their early recordings and the careful sonic detailing of their more recent work...
was released on March 1, 2005 on Nettwerk
Nettwerk
The Nettwerk Music Group is the umbrella company for Nettwerk Management, Nettwerk Records, Nettwerk One Publishing, Nutone Records, and Artwerk. With over 150 employees, the Vancouver-based company has offices in New York, Los Angeles, London, Boston, Nashville, and Hamburg...
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When starting sessions for In The Clear, the band tried to strike a balance between the immediacy of their early recordings and the careful sonic detailing of their more recent work. "Initially we talked about going back to more of a live band sound," explains Schlesinger, "but of course that wouldn’t have taken long enough."
Chase elaborates, "We tried to capture the excitement of just playing together - on guitar or piano and drums – first. We would put down lots of raw, spontaneous ideas, and then the three of us would flesh them out over time, constantly adding or taking things away, but always trying to retain that initial energy." This method, while common for some bands, represented a totally new approach for Ivy, who in the past had written almost exclusively outside the studio; on In The Clear, the writing and recording processes often blended together.
Not every idea held up over time, or ultimately met Ivy’s songwriting standards. "There were some musical ideas that we really loved, but sometimes they didn’t fit the direction we were going or we couldn’t turn them into complete songs that I was comfortable singing," says Durand. "But many came together very quickly".
The 10 songs on In The Clear vary in tempo and mood, and yet the record has a sense of continuity that is never lost - from the slow crescendo of the introductory "Nothing But The Sky" through visceral pop songs like "Thinking About You", "Tess Don't Tell" (with James Iha
James Iha
James Yoshinobu Iha b. March 26, 1968 in Chicago, Illinois) is a Japanese American rock musician. He is best known as having been a guitarist and co-founder of the alternative rock band The Smashing Pumpkins and for his eclectic musical projects of recent years, most notably being a permanent...
on lead guitar) and "I've Got You Memorized" to slinkier, subtler tracks like "Four In The Morning", "Ocean City Girl" and "Keep Moving". Many lyrics suggest internal narratives more than straightforward storytelling; themes of secrecy, isolation and escape resurface throughout the album.
Ivy brought in legendary UK producer
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
/mixer
Audio engineering
An audio engineer, also called audio technician, audio technologist or sound technician, is a specialist in a skilled trade that deals with the use of machinery and equipment for the recording, mixing and reproduction of sounds. The field draws on many artistic and vocational areas, including...
Steve Osborne
Steve Osborne
Steve Osborne is a multi-platinum selling British record producer. He has worked with a wide variety of musicians, such as New Order, Doves, U2 and KT Tunstall. During the 1990s, Osborne was half of the Perfecto Records team, a production and remix collaboration with Paul Oakenfold; the artists...
(New Order
New Order
New Order are an English rock band formed in 1980 by Bernard Sumner , Peter Hook and Stephen Morris...
, Happy Mondays
Happy Mondays
Happy Mondays are an English alternative rock band from Salford, Greater Manchester. Formed in 1980, the band's original line-up was Shaun Ryder on lead vocals, his brother Paul Ryder on bass, lead guitarist Mark Day, keyboardist Paul Davis, and drummer Gary Whelan...
, Starsailor
Starsailor (band)
Starsailor is an English post-britpop band, formed in Leigh, Warrington and Greater Manchester. By 2009, they had four charting albums and ten Top 40 singles in the UK since 2001.-Early history:...
, Elbow
Elbow (band)
Elbow are an English rock band. They have played together since 1990 and recorded five studio albums, the most recent of which is Build a Rocket Boys!, released in March 2011...
) for his first-ever New York sessions to mix seven of the tracks. It was Osborne's ability to make records sound both aggressive and spacious that attracted the group to his work.
In The Clear also features guest appearances by friends like guitarists James Iha
James Iha
James Yoshinobu Iha b. March 26, 1968 in Chicago, Illinois) is a Japanese American rock musician. He is best known as having been a guitarist and co-founder of the alternative rock band The Smashing Pumpkins and for his eclectic musical projects of recent years, most notably being a permanent...
, Jody Porter
Jody Porter
Jody Porter is an American musician. He is the guitarist of Grammy Award-nominated power pop band Fountains of Wayne. The band has released four major label albums, including Welcome Interstate Managers on Virgin Records in 2003, an RIAA-certified Gold LP. The album spawned the hugely popular U.S...
(Fountains of Wayne
Fountains of Wayne
Fountains of Wayne is an American power pop band that formed in New York City in 1996. The band consists of members Chris Collingwood, Adam Schlesinger, Jody Porter and Brian Young.-Early years:...
), Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
ian string arranger Zé Luis (Bebel Gilberto
Bebel Gilberto
Bebel Gilberto is a Brazilian popular singer often associated with bossa nova. She is the daughter of João Gilberto and singer Miúcha. Her uncle is singer/composer Chico Buarque...
, Caetano Veloso
Caetano Veloso
Caetano Emanuel Viana Teles Veloso , better known as Caetano Veloso, is a Brazilian composer, singer, guitarist, writer, and political activist. Veloso first became known for his participation in the Brazilian musical movement Tropicalismo which encompassed theatre, poetry and music in the 1960s,...
), and former Girls Against Boys
Girls Against Boys
Girls Against Boys are an indie rock/post-hardcore band, originally forming in Washington, D.C. in 1988 and currently based in New York City.-Career:...
frontman Scott McLoud, who duets with Durand on the closing track "Feel So Free".
The album got even more warm reception than previous. "Thinking About You" got an animated promotional video clip, and it remains Ivy's second-most popular song.
All Hours
All HoursAll Hours
All Hours is an album released by the band Ivy on September 20, 2011 on Nettwerk. The song "Suspicious" from this album has featured in the ABC television series Body of Proof.-Track listing:# "Distant Lights" - 5:23# "Fascinated" - 4:21...
was released on September 20, 2011. The first single from the album, "Distant Lights," was released on June 7, 2011, and the second single, "Fascinated," was released on July 26, 2011.
Film work
- Music and LyricsMusic and LyricsMusic and Lyrics is a 2007 American romantic comedy film written and directed by Marc Lawrence. It focuses on the relationship that evolves between a former pop music idol and an aspiring writer as they struggle to compose a song for the reigning pop diva.-Plot:Alex Fletcher enjoyed...
(2007) features "Edge of the Ocean" during the end credits (Schlesinger also wrote three of the songs in the movie) - Shanghai KissShanghai KissShanghai Kiss is a 2007 direct-to-DVD romantic drama comedy. The film was released on DVD on October 9, 2007.Hayden Panettiere won the Feature Film Award at the Newport Beach Film Festival for her role as Adelaide.- Synopsis :...
(2007) - featuring "Nothing But the Sky" from In the Clear - NumbNumb (film)Numb is a 2007 American drama film written and directed by Harris Goldberg. According to an interview with Goldberg on a bonus feature of the DVD release, he was inspired to write the screenplay by his own experience battling depersonalization disorder and clinical depression.-Plot:When modestly...
(2007) - featuring "Thinking about You" from In the Clear, and "Edge of the Ocean" from Long Distance. - InsomniaInsomnia (2002 film)Insomnia is an American psychological thriller film directed by Christopher Nolan and starring Al Pacino, Robin Williams, and Hilary Swank. The film, released on 24 May 2002, is a remake of the 1997 Norwegian film of the same name.-Plot:...
(2002) - a Christopher NolanChristopher NolanChristopher Jonathan James Nolan is a British-American film director, screenwriter and producer.He received serious notice after his second feature Memento , which he wrote and directed based on a story idea by his brother, Jonathan Nolan. Jonathan went to co-write later scripts with him,...
film starring Al PacinoAl PacinoAlfredo James "Al" Pacino is an American film and stage actor and director. He is famous for playing mobsters, including Michael Corleone in The Godfather trilogy, Tony Montana in Scarface, Alphonse "Big Boy" Caprice in Dick Tracy and Carlito Brigante in Carlito's Way, though he has also appeared...
, "One More Last Kiss" from Long Distance included. - Orange County (2002) - featuring "I've Got a Feeling" from Apartment Life.
- Shallow HalShallow HalShallow Hal is a 2001 romantic comedy film starring Gwyneth Paltrow, Jack Black, and Jason Alexander. It was directed by the Farrelly Brothers and filmed in and around Charlotte, North Carolina as well as Sterling and Princeton, Massachusetts at Wachusett Mountain.- Plot :Hal Larson is a...
(2001) - the band produced score for the movie and contributed "Edge of the Ocean" and "I Think of You" from Long Distance. - Angel EyesAngel Eyes (film)Angel Eyes is a 2001 romantic drama film directed by Luis Mandoki. The original music score was composed by Marco Beltrami and features Jennifer Lopez, James Caviezel, Jeremy Sisto, and Terrence Howard. Lopez's performance in the film earned her a Razzie Award nomination for Worst Actress.-Plot:The...
(2001) - a Luis MandokiLuis MandokiLuis Mandoki is a Mexican film director working in Mexico and Hollywood.Luis Mandoki studied Fine Arts in Mexico and at the San Francisco Art Institute, the London College of Printing, and the London International Film School...
film starring Jennifer LópezJennifer LopezJennifer Lynn Lopez is an American actress, singer, record producer, dancer, television personality, and fashion designer. Lopez began her career as a dancer on the television comedy program In Living Color. Subsequently venturing into acting, she gained recognition in the 1995 action-thriller...
, "Edge of the Ocean" was released on the official soundtrack. - Me, Myself and IreneMe, Myself and IreneMe, Myself & Irene is a 2000 American comedy film directed by the Farrelly Brothers, and starring Jim Carrey and Renée Zellweger. Chris Cooper, Robert Forster, Richard Jenkins, Daniel Greene, Anthony Anderson, Jerod Mixon, and Mongo Brownlee co-star...
(2000) - featuring a cover of Steely DanSteely DanSteely Dan is an American rock band; its core members are Donald Fagen and Walter Becker. The band's popularity peaked in the late 1970s, with the release of seven albums blending elements of jazz, rock, funk, R&B, and pop...
's "Only a Fool Would Say That." - The Rage: Carrie 2The Rage: Carrie 2The Rage: Carrie 2 is the 1999 sequel to the 1976 horror film classic Carrie. Directed by Katt Shea, the film starred Emily Bergl, Mena Suvari, Jason London and Amy Irving.-Plot:...
(1999) - featuring "Quick, Painless and Easy" from "Apartment Life". - There's Something About MaryThere's Something About MaryThere's Something About Mary is a 1998 American comedy film, directed by the Farrelly brothers, Bobby and Peter. It stars Cameron Diaz, Matt Dillon and Ben Stiller, and it is a combination of romantic comedy and gross-out film....
(1998) - featuring "This is the Day" and "I Get the Message" from Apartment Life.
TV work
- AliasAlias (TV series)Alias is an American action television series created by J. J. Abrams which was broadcast on ABC for five seasons, from September 30, 2001 to May 22, 2006...
- "Edge of the Ocean" was used in Episode I.08 "Time will tell". - Veronica MarsVeronica MarsVeronica Mars is an American television series created by Rob Thomas. The series premiered on September 22, 2004, during television network UPN's final two years, and ended on May 22, 2007, after a season on UPN's successor, The CW Television Network. Veronica Mars was produced by Warner Bros...
(UPNUPNUnited Paramount Network was a television network that was broadcast in over 200 markets in the United States from 1995 to 2006. UPN was originally owned by Viacom/Paramount and Chris-Craft Industries, the former of which, through the Paramount Television Group, produced most of the network's...
series) - "Edge of the Ocean" featured in episodes "Meet John Smith" and "One Angry Veronica", "Feel so Free" featured in "Clash of the Tritons" episode, as well as "Ocean City Girl" in "Ahoy, Mateys!". - RoswellRoswell (TV series)Roswell is an American science fiction television series developed, produced, and co-written by Jason Katims. The series debuted on October 6, 1999 on The WB and moved to UPN for the third season. The last episode aired May 14, 2002...
- "Undertow" is featured at the end of "Heart of Mine"; the band appeared as themselves in 2001 episode "To Have and to Hold" and performed "Edge of the Ocean". - The 4400The 4400The 4400 is a science fiction TV series produced by CBS Paramount Network Television in association with Sky Television, Renegade 83, and American Zoetrope for USA Network. The show was created and written by Scott Peters and René Echevarria, and it stars Joel Gretsch and Jacqueline McKenzie...
- "Worry About You" from Long Distance featured in the pilot episode. - Kingdom HospitalKingdom HospitalKingdom Hospital is a thirteen-episode television miniseries based on Lars von Trier's The Kingdom , which was developed by horror writer Stephen King in 2004 for American television...
- "Worry About You" was used as the themesong. - Grey's AnatomyGrey's AnatomyGrey's Anatomy is an American medical drama television series created by Shonda Rhimes. The series premiered on March 27, 2005 on ABC; since then, seven seasons have aired. The series follows the lives of interns, residents and their mentors in the fictional Seattle Grace Mercy West Hospital in...
- "Edge of the Ocean" featured in 2005 episode "Shake Your Groove Thing". "Feel So Free" featured in 2005 episode "Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head". - Pinoy Big Brother - Season 2Pinoy Big Brother (season 2)Pinoy Big Brother: Season 2 was the second official season of Pinoy Big Brother and aired on ABS-CBN's primetime block. As with the show's previous full and special seasons, it also aired a companion program on Studio 23. It began with a live party on February 25, 2007. It ran for 126 days until...
- "Worry About You" featured in multiple episodes while showing Bruce and Wendy. - LAX - "Nothing But the Sky" from In the Clear featured in the final episode of the series.
- In a recent commercial for SenseoSenseoSenseo is a registered trademark for a coffee brewing system from Dutch companies Philips and Douwe Egberts, a subsidiary of Sara Lee Corporation...
coffee makers the song "Edge of the Ocean" was used.http://www.courier-journal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051214/FEATURES07/51213021/1011/ARCHIVES - WitchbladeWitchblade (TV series)Following a pilot film in August 2000, the cable network TNT premiered a Witchblade television series based on the Witchblade Top Cow Productions comic book series in 2001. Some of the episodes were written by Ralph Hemecker, Marc Silvestri and J.D...
- " Undertow" from Long Distance was u sed in episode 1x05 "Legion". - Felicity - Pilot and Last episode of Season 1.
Influences
Ivy cite The Go-BetweensThe Go-Betweens
The Go-Betweens were an indie rock band formed in Brisbane, Australia in 1977 by singer-songwriters and guitarists, Robert Forster and Grant McLennan. They were later joined by Lindy Morrison on drums, Robert Vickers on bass guitar and Amanda Brown on violin, oboe, guitar, and backing vocals,...
, Burt Bacharach
Burt Bacharach
Burt F. Bacharach is an American pianist, composer and music producer. He is known for his popular hit songs and compositions from the mid-1950s through the 1980s, with lyrics written by Hal David. Many of their hits were produced specifically for, and performed by, Dionne Warwick...
, Jobim, Orange Juice
Orange Juice
Orange Juice was a Scottish post-punk band founded in the middle class Glasgow suburb of Bearsden as the Nu-Sonics in 1976. Edwyn Collins formed the Nu-Sonics with his school-mate Alan Duncan and was subsequently joined by James Kirk and Steven Daly, who left a band called The Machetes. The band...
, The Smiths
The Smiths
The Smiths were an English alternative rock band, formed in Manchester in 1982. Based on the song writing partnership of Morrissey and Johnny Marr , the band also included Andy Rourke and Mike Joyce...
, Velvet Underground & Nico, The Beatles
The Beatles
The Beatles were an English rock band, active throughout the 1960s and one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music. Formed in Liverpool, by 1962 the group consisted of John Lennon , Paul McCartney , George Harrison and Ringo Starr...
, Françoise Hardy
Françoise Hardy
Françoise Madeleine Hardy is a French singer, actress and astrologer. Hardy is an iconic figure in fashion, music and style. She is married to the singer and movie actor Jacques Dutronc.-Biography:...
as their influences, as well as other artists covered on "Guestroom".
Dominique Durand's vocal technique and Parisian pronunciation is often compared in reviews with another French pop band singer Lætitia Sadier
Lætitia Sadier
Lætitia Sadier is a French musician best known as the singer of the post-rock band Stereolab.-Stereolab:...
of Stereolab
Stereolab
Stereolab are an alternative music band formed in 1990 in London, England. The band originally comprised songwriting team Tim Gane and Lætitia Sadier , both of whom remained at the helm across many lineup changes...
.
Solo work
Schlesinger is also in the band Fountains of WayneFountains of Wayne
Fountains of Wayne is an American power pop band that formed in New York City in 1996. The band consists of members Chris Collingwood, Adam Schlesinger, Jody Porter and Brian Young.-Early years:...
and Tinted Windows
Tinted Windows (band)
Tinted Windows is an American rock supergroup formed by guitarist James Iha, previously of The Smashing Pumpkins, singer Taylor Hanson of Hanson, bassist Adam Schlesinger of Fountains of Wayne and Ivy, and Bun E. Carlos of Cheap Trick. Josh Lattanzi also often performs with the band as the second...
. Durand and Chase have also recorded as Paco. Chase's solo project, called Brookville
Brookville (Band)
Brookville is a solo project of Andy Chase from Ivy. Brookville toured the United States in November 2006 with pop band Tahiti 80.-Bio:Ivy co-founder Andy Chase is released Brookville's second album, Life in the Shade, on June 13, 2006, on his own label, Unfiltered Records...
, has released three albums to date.
Albums
- RealisticRealistic (album)-Track listing:#"Get Enough"#"No Guarantee"#"Decay"#"15 Seconds"#"Everyday"#"Point of View"#"Don't Believe a Word"#"Beautiful"#"Shallow"#"In the Shadows"#"Dying Star"#"Over"...
(February 14, 1995)
SeedSeedA seed is a small embryonic plant enclosed in a covering called the seed coat, usually with some stored food. It is the product of the ripened ovule of gymnosperm and angiosperm plants which occurs after fertilization and some growth within the mother plant...
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CD, LP, cassette - Apartment LifeApartment Life:For the publication known from 1974-81 as Apartment Life, see Metropolitan HomeApartment Life is an album released in 1997 by the band Ivy on Atlantic Records. It was re-released later the same year by Sony's 550 Music imprint with remixed versions of several songs...
(October 6, 1997)
AtlanticAtlantic RecordsAtlantic Records is an American record label best known for its many recordings of rhythm and blues, rock and roll, and jazz...
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Remastered and reissued October 7, 1998, and September 18, 2001 - Long Distance
(July 10, 2001)
NettwerkNettwerkThe Nettwerk Music Group is the umbrella company for Nettwerk Management, Nettwerk Records, Nettwerk One Publishing, Nutone Records, and Artwerk. With over 150 employees, the Vancouver-based company has offices in New York, Los Angeles, London, Boston, Nashville, and Hamburg...
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Released in Japan November 8, 2000. - Guestroom
(September 10, 2002)
Minty FreshMinty FreshMinty Fresh is a Chicago-based record label, founded in 1993 by Jim Powers with Anthony Musiala. The label is known for launching the careers of Veruca Salt. They also gave the Swedish band The Cardigans their first US release and released the debut single by Liz Phair...
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CD, LP, cassette - All HoursAll HoursAll Hours is an album released by the band Ivy on September 20, 2011 on Nettwerk. The song "Suspicious" from this album has featured in the ABC television series Body of Proof.-Track listing:# "Distant Lights" - 5:23# "Fascinated" - 4:21...
(September 20, 2011)
NettwerkNettwerkThe Nettwerk Music Group is the umbrella company for Nettwerk Management, Nettwerk Records, Nettwerk One Publishing, Nutone Records, and Artwerk. With over 150 employees, the Vancouver-based company has offices in New York, Los Angeles, London, Boston, Nashville, and Hamburg...
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EPs/singles
- Lately (1994)
- I Hate December (1995)
- Digging Your Scene (2002)
- Distant Lights (Single) (2011)
- Fascinated (2011)