Lady Lamb

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{{Infobox musical artist

| background = person

| name = Lady Lamb

| image = Lady Lamb the Beekeeper.jpg

| image_size = 256

| landscape = Yes

| caption = Lady Lamb in 2013.

| birth_date = July 6, 1989

| origin = Brunswick, Maine, United States

| genre = Indie rock, indie folk{{cite magazine|title=Newport Folk Fest: See 'Ambrotype' Photos of Kristofferson, Costello|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/country/pictures/see-photos-of-kristofferson-elvis-costello-at-newport-folk-w430682/alex-ebert-of-edward-sharpe-and-the-magnetic-zeros-w430684|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=25 July 2016 |access-date=5 July 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160728100144/http://www.rollingstone.com/country/pictures/see-photos-of-kristofferson-elvis-costello-at-newport-folk-w430682/alex-ebert-of-edward-sharpe-and-the-magnetic-zeros-w430684|archive-date=28 July 2016}}

| instrument = Vocals, guitar, banjo

| years_active = 2007–present

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| associated_acts =

| website = {{URL|http://www.ladylambjams.com/}}

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Aly Spaltro, better known by her stage name Lady Lamb (formerly called Lady Lamb the Beekeeper) is an American songwriter, musician, composer, and producer. Spaltro first began writing music in 2007 while working at Bart & Greg's DVD Explosion, the local video rental store in her hometown of Brunswick, Maine. Spaltro worked the closing shift, and would experiment with and record music all night into the morning.{{cite web |url=http://thewoundedjukebox.com/2013/07/18/twj-interviews-lady-lamb-the-beekeeper/ |title=TWJ Interviews: Lady Lamb The Beekeeper |publisher=Thewoundedjukebox.com |date=2013-07-18 |access-date=2015-04-05 |archive-date=2015-02-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150219080325/http://thewoundedjukebox.com/2013/07/18/twj-interviews-lady-lamb-the-beekeeper/ |url-status=usurped }} The first Lady Lamb recordings were home recordings distributed in handmade packages to the local Bullmoose{{Cite web|title=Bull Moose|url=https://www.bullmoose.com/|access-date=2021-11-16|website=www.bullmoose.com}} Record Store in Brunswick.

In 2010, Spaltro moved to Brooklyn, New York. In 2012, Spaltro met producer Nadim Issa and recorded her debut studio record, Ripely Pine at Let Em In Music in Gowanus, Brooklyn. It was released February 19, 2013 on Brooklyn's Ba Da Bing Records.

In 2014, Spaltro recorded and co-produced her sophomore studio album, After, with Nadim Issa at Let Em In Music. Late that same year, Spaltro signed with Mom + Pop Music and released the album After on March 3, 2015.{{cite web|author=Mark Deming |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/after-mw0002799965 |title=After - Lady Lamb the Beekeeper | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards |publisher=AllMusic |date=2015-03-03 |access-date=2015-04-25}} In December 2016 she released the seven track self-produced EP "Tender Warriors Club" recorded at Kristian Matsson's home studio in Sweden.{{Cite news|url=http://consequenceofsound.net/2016/12/stream-lady-lambs-new-ep-tender-warriors-club/|title=Stream: Lady Lamb's new EP Tender Warriors Club|last=Brennan|first=Collin|date=December 1, 2016|newspaper=Consequence of Sound|language=en-US|access-date=2017-02-02}}

In 2019, Spaltro released Even in the Tremor, her third studio album, co-produced with New York-based producer Erin Tonkon. It was released on Ba Da Bing Records.

In 2023 Spaltro released her self-produced box-set "In The Mammoth Nothing of The Night" on Ba Da Bing Records, commemorating ten years of her first studio record, "Ripely Pine."

Discography

;Studio albums

class="wikitable"
Year

!Title

!Label

!Format

2007

|The Tingly Circus{{cite web |last1=Martin |first1=Erin Lyndal |title=The Rumpus Interview With Lady Lamb The Beekeeper |url=https://therumpus.net/2011/06/the-rumpus-interview-with-lady-lamb-the-beekeeper/ |website=The Rumpus |access-date=March 21, 2020 |date=June 3, 2011}}

| Self-Release

|Digital

2008

|Someday We Will Levitate{{cite web |last1=Berndtson |first1=Chad |title=Aly Spaltro, aka Lady Lamb the Beekeeper, getting buzz |url=https://www.thekansan.com/article/20110127/NEWS/301279836 |website=The Newton Kansan |access-date=March 21, 2020 |date=January 27, 2011}}

| Self-Release

|Digital

2008

|Samples for Handsome Animals{{cite web |last1=Burnham |first1=Emily |title=Fiercely talented Lady Lamb to play West Market Festival |url=https://bangordailynews.com/2011/06/02/living/rockin-out/fiercely-talented-lady-lamb-to-play-west-market-festival/ |website=Bangor Daily News |access-date=March 21, 2020 |date=June 2, 2011}}

| Self-Release

|Digital

2010

|Mammoth Swoon{{cite web |last1=Farley |first1=Jonathan David |title=Reflections on Mammoth Swoon by Lady Lamb the Beekeeper |url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/reflections-on-mammoth-sw_b_1018777 |website=Huffington Post |access-date=March 21, 2020 |date=December 21, 2011}}

| Self-Release

|Digital

2012

|head is swimming (2012 bedroom recordings){{cite web |last1=Williams |first1=Nikki |title=Miss Lady Lamb Is Back With New Bedroom Songs |url=http://archive.thewildhoneypie.com/miss-lady-lamb-is-back-with-new-bedroom-songs-stream/ |website=The Wild Honey Pie |access-date=March 21, 2020 |date=August 28, 2012}}

| Self-Release

|Digital

2013

|Ripely Pine

|Ba Da Bing Records (US), BB*Island (Europe)

|CD, LP, Digital

2015

|After

|Mom + Pop (US), BB*Island (Europe)

|CD, LP, Digital

2019

|Even in the Tremor{{cite web |last1=Kaye |first1=Ben |title=Lady Lamb announces new album, Even in the Tremor, shares title track: Stream |url=https://consequenceofsound.net/2019/01/lady-lamb-even-in-the-tremor-album-song/ |website=Consequence of Sound |access-date=February 1, 2019 |date=January 23, 2019}}

|Ba Da Bing Records (US), BB*Island (Europe)

|CD, LP, Digital

2023

|In The Mammoth Nothing Of The Night{{Cite web |last=Ruiz |first=Ronan |date=2023-08-20 |title=Album Review: Lady Lamb - In The Mammoth Nothing Of The Night - |url=https://music.mxdwn.com/2023/08/20/reviews/album-review-lady-lamb-in-the-mammoth-nothing-of-the-night/ |access-date=2024-04-04 |website=mxdwn Music |language=en-US}}

|Ba Da Bing Records (US)

|CD, 5xLP, Digital

;EPs

class="wikitable"
Year

!Title

!Label

!Format

2009

|The World Tour EP

|Self-Release

|

2016

|Tender Warriors Club EP

|Mom + Pop

|LP, Digital

;Singles

class="wikitable"
Year

!Title

!Album

style="text-align:center;"|2011

|"All I Really Want to Do"

|{{N/A|non-album singles}}

style="text-align:center;"|2016

|"See You"

| style="text-align:center;"|Tender Warriors Club

rowspan="2" |2019

|"Even in the Tremor

| rowspan="2" |Even In the Tremor

"Deep Love"
rowspan="2" |2020

|"We've Got A Good Thing Going"

| rowspan="5" {{N/A|non-album singles}}

"Arizona"
rowspan="2" | 2022

|"Ivy"

"Wolves of My Want"
2023

|"Between Two Trees"

References