Ambulance LTD
Ambulance LTD | |
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Origin | Spanish Harlem, New York |
Genres | Indie rock |
Years active | 2000–2006 2008 - ? |
Labels | TVT, Island |
Past members | Marcus Congleton Andrew Haskell Benji Lysaght Matthew Dublin Darren Beckett |
Ambulance LTD was an
The band mixes the genres of
An EP titled
After the defection of keyboardist Andrew Haskell shortly before their debut LP was released on TVT/Island, Matthew Dublin and Darren Beckett also left Ambulance LTD to form a band called The Red Romance with the addition of Adam Chilensk on bass, leaving Congleton as the only remaining member. Lysaght and Beckett went on to tour with such renowned stars as Father John Misty and Brandon Flowers. Lysaght is credited with guitar credit on 8 of the 10 songs on Flowers 2015 album "Desired Effect" and writing credit on one. Dublin then went on to form Stranger Islands with Canadian actress Joanie Wolkoff. Congleton legally acquired ownership of the band name Ambulance LTD,[3] and in 2007, Congleton was working with The Velvet Underground's John Cale in Los Angeles writing new material,[3] none of which has officially surfaced.
In 2008, Ambulance LTD hired a backing band consisting of Ian Fenger on guitar, Xander McMahon on keyboards, and Jeremy Kay on bass. They went on tour with their first performance at Middle East Downstairs in
Marcus Congleton now has a new band, Drug Cabin, with Nathan Thelen ex of Pretty Girls Make Graves and Moonrats.
Michael Di Liberto writes and records under the name “prehd” and released a new album called “Cache” in April of 2023 on all streaming services.
Andrew Haskell, now based in his hometown of Washington D.C., continues to write, record, and perform under the name Hask. He released an EP in February 2022 called "The Difficult Year" on Kind Warrior.
Congleton also played with Pearl Charles.[5]
Ambulance LTD reunited for shows on February 7 and 8, 2019 at New York's Mercury Lounge as part of the venue's 25th anniversary.[6]
Band members
- Current
- Marcus Congleton – vocals, guitar, songwriter
- Former
- Michael Di Liberto – founder, guitar, bass, vocals
- Dave Longstreth - guitar, backing vocals
- Matthew Dublin – bass, backing vocals
- Darren Beckett – drums
- Andrew Haskell – keyboards, backing vocals
- Benji Lysaght – guitar
Discography
Studio albums
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |
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SCO [7] |
UK Indie
[7] | ||
LP |
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88 | 13 |
EPs
Title | EP details |
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Ambulance LTD |
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New English EP
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Singles
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||||
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US Alt [8] |
UK
[7] |
UK Indie
[7] |
UK Rock [7] |
SCO [9] | |||||||||
"Heavy Lifting" | 2004 | — | — | — | — | — | LP | ||||||
"Stay Where You Are" | 2005 | — | 67 | 13 | — | 79 | |||||||
"Primitive (The Way I Treat You)" | 46 | 72 | 10 | 20 | 67 | ||||||||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart. |
Music videos
Year | Video | Director | Link |
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2004 | "Primitive (The Way I Treat You)" | Wendy Morgan | YouTube |
"Heavy Lifting" | Shannon Hartman | YouTube | |
2005 | "Stay Where You Are" | Moh Azima | YouTube |
Song appearances in film and television
In 2004, their song "Stay Tuned" was used in the opening credits of the film P.S.[10] In 2008, their song "Heavy Lifting" was featured in a scene of the film Forgetting Sarah Marshall. In 2010, their song "Sugar Pill" was featured in a scene of the film Takers. The introduction to "Stay Where You Are" was used in the season 2 episode of Grey's Anatomy, "As We Know It".
References
- ^ "BBC - Hampshire - Ambulance LTD Interview". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-03-17.
- ^ "Ambulance Ltd Archives". Nme.com.
- ^ a b "Ambulance LTD continue work on second album". Nme.com.
- ^ "Polyphonic Spree, Ambulance LTD file legal papers against label". Nme.com.
- ^ "Pearl Charles brings California ease to Houston". 16 March 2018.
- ^ "Ambulance Ltd - Tickets - Mercury Lounge - New York, NY - February 8th, 2019". Ticketfl.comy. Retrieved 2019-02-10.
- ^ a b c d e "The Official Charts Company - Ambulance LTD". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
- ^ "R&R Radio & Records" (PDF). Radio & Records. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
- ^ Peaks in Scotland:
- "Stay Where You Are": "Official Scottish Singles Chart". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
- "Primitive (The Way I Treat You)": "Official Scottish Singles Chart". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
- ^ "P.S. (2004)". IMDb.com. Retrieved 2020-03-17.