In our interview with Gary Olson earlier this year, he announced that his band The Ladybug Transistor was working simultaneously on two albums: a brand new full-length and an EP, with the latter to be released first. Now Olson--currently in Malmo, Sweden, touring with Still Flyin', the "Hammjamm" band fronted by Sean Rawls that we covered last week--has sent along details of the EP, which is to be released in October on Green UFOs (the distributor for LT's discography in Spain). The track listing consists entirely of covers, and the personnel involved reflect the recent changes to the lineup: Sasha Bell has left to concentrate her talents on The Essex Green, and Ben Crum and Kyle Forester of Great Lakes lend assistance. Jens Lekman and members of Aislers Set, Lambchop, Currituck Co, and Architecture in Helsinki all contribute as well.

The Ladybug Transistor - Here Comes The Rain EP

1. Here Comes the Rain (Jackie McCauley)
2. Girl on a Swing (Kevin Ayers)
3. Empty Bottles (John Cale)
4. Everybody's Missing The Sun (Nils Lofgren)

Gary Olson - Singing, Trumpet
Ben Crum - Guitar
San Fadyl - Drums
Kyle Forester - Organ, Piano
Julia Rydholm - Bass

with

Alicia Vanden Huevel (Aislers Set) - singing on Here comes the Rain
Jens Lekman - additional singing on Here Comes the Rain
Kevin Barker (Currituck Co) - acoustic guitar on Girl on a Swing
Isobel Knowles, Gus Franklin and Kellie Sutherland (Architecture in
Helsinki) - horns and singing on Everybody's Missing the Sun
Paul Niehaus (Lambchop) - pedal steel on Girl on a Swing

Recorded by Gary Olson at Marlborough Farms, Brooklyn NY