Ludo (band)

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Ludo
Origin St. Louis, Missouri
Genre(s) Power pop, rock, alternative
Years active 2003 - Present
Label(s) Redbird Records
Island Records
Website Official Ludo Website
Members
Andrew Volpe
Tim Ferrell
Marshall Fanciullo
Tim Convy
Matt Palermo

Ludo is a pop-punk band from St. Louis, Missouri. They are signed to a multi-album deal with Island Records.

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[edit] History

Ludo gets their name from a character in the film Labyrinth. It started as a duo of lead vocalist and guitarist Andrew Volpe and guitarist Tim Ferrell, but expanded to a five-piece group with Tim Convy on moog, bassist Marshall Fanciullo and drummer Matt Palermo.

Ludo recorded their self-titled debut album, Ludo, and released it on their own indie label, Redbird Records on April 6, 2004. Several of these songs were taken from Andrew Volpe's former band, Karate Lunchbox. For the next few years, the band toured extensively with other midwestern bands, such as Anything But Joey and The Primetime Heros. This exposure brought them moderate indie success. The band returned to the studio in 2005 and recorded the EP Broken Bride. Broken Bride is a rock opera about a man who travels through time to attempt to save his wife from dying in a car accident in 1989. The opening track, "Broken Bride: Part 1," was a song that originally stood alone before evolving into the full opera.

In recent years, Ludo has been putting on themed concerts at The Pagent in St. Louis. These include HalLUDOween, A Very Ludo Christmas, and Cinco de Mustache. Their fun outlook and interactive shows gained the attention of major labels Capitol Records and Island Records.

[edit] Island Records and You're Awful, I Love You

In 2007, Ludo signed a five-album deal with Island Records that allowed them to turn Redbird Records into an imprint of Island. Part of the deal includes that any non-commercial material (i.e. Christmas albums or rock operas) would be released under the imprint. In spring 2007, Ludo headed to southern California to record their major-label debut with Maroon 5 producer Matt Wallace. On February 26, 2008, You're Awful, I Love You was released. The lead single was "Love Me Dead", a song written in 2004. Two music videos were made, an official version and a fan-participation video.

[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums

[edit] Non-album tracks

  • "Electra's Complex"
  • "A Very Ludo Christmas for You"
  • "Japan It!"
  • "Oceanic Love"
  • "Angel in a Hoodie"
  • "Safe in the Dark"
  • "Do Me"
  • "Johnny Touchdown"
  • "Cherokee Street"
  • "Come Home"

[edit] Videos

  • "Hum Along"
  • "Good Will Hunting By Myself"
  • "Love Me Dead (Official)"
  • "Love Me Dead (Fan Toothbrush Video)"
  • "A Very Ludo Christmas for You"

[edit] Singles

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