Website [1] Record label Transit of Venus | Years active 1997–present | |
Labels Groove Disques, Transit of Venus Albums Your Secret Safe/Luzerne, Ephemera for the Future Similar Dean Sabatino, J Robert Lennon, The Roots, The Dead Milkmen Profiles | ||
The Trolleyvox is an American Indie pop band from Philadelphia, PA. It was formed in 1996 by Andrew Chalfen and Beth Filla.
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The band's style drew comparisons to The New Pornographers[2], while a YouTube video for "Just You Wait" turned it into an anthem against George W. Bush[3].
After releasing two albums on the New Jersey power-pop label Groove Disques, The Trolleyvox moved to Philadelphia-based label Transit of Venus. Their 2006 release The Trolleyvox Present The Karaoke Meltdowns earned them substantial critical praise, Philadelphia Weekly hailing the album as their best yet [4]. In 2007 the band released a double album Your Secret Safe / Luzerne earning 3.5 stars out of 5 on Allmusic [5]. Your Secret Safe is a full-band album produced by Philadelphia producer Brian McTear (The A-Sides, Matt Pond PA, B.C. Camplight); Luzerne is a mostly acoustic and instrumental album that became a staple on WXPN's Sunday morning broadcast, "Sleepy Hollow."
Bassist Owen Biddle also played in the Philadelphia hip-hop/R&B group The Roots until 2011.
Discography
Songs
Crows on a Phone Line2003
Jean JacketYour Secret Safe · 2007
Green Light CascadeLeap of Folly · 2003