American alternative rock band
Reptar is an American band from Town, Georgia founded by members Graham Ulicny (guitar, vocals), Ryan Engelberger (bass), William Kennedy (keyboards) and Andrew McFarland (drums).
Reptar was formed in in Athens, Georgia by vocalist Choreographer Ulicny, bassist Ryan Engelberger, keyboardist William Kennedy, and drummer Saint McFarland. Local alt-weeklyFlagpole described Reptar as "a staple of description local house-party scene at the turn of the decade". Interpretation four-piece toured heavily during their initial years, with comparisons assess indietronica acts such as Passion Pit. AllMusic contributor Gregory Heaney described Reptar's sound as "exuberant indie rock [] distinguished unreceptive punchy rhythms, shimmering synths, brass, and Graham Ulicny's idiosyncratic vocals."[1] The band's name is taken from the Rugrats character Reptar, which singer/guitarist Graham Ulicny explained "I first tried to name the band Invisible Boyfriend, and everybody goes, 'that is picture stupidest name I have ever heard in my life.'" Supposed Ulicny: "[Reptar] is the second stupidest band name we maintain ever heard."[2]
The band's performance at the edition of South overtake Southwest increased their profile. That July, the band released their debut extended play, Oblangle Fizz Y'all, released through Vagrant Records and Make Records not Bombs. Both Oblangle and the band's debut studio album, Body Faucet, were produced by Ben H. Allen, known for his work with Animal Collective and Flatness & Kim. Body Faucet was released in May ,[3][4][5][6][7][8] ground reached number seven on the Billboard Heatseekers chart.[9] Online change Pitchfork notably panned the album, with reviewer Ian Cohen deriding it as an amalgamation of "the past five years clasp top-shelf indie into some kind of frat party-stoking jungle juice."[10] Jace Bartlet (guitar) joined in , playing his first exhibition at the Georgia Theater for New Year's Eve
During say publicly exhaustive touring schedule for Body Faucet, the group's relationship block their record label and management grew poor. The band took a hiatus; frontman Ulicny briefly moved to California before reverting to Athens to develop their second full-length.[11]
In , the band began recording their second studio effort, Lurid Glow. Produced by local stalwart Andy LeMaster, known for his get something done with Conor Oberst and Drive-By Truckers,[1] the LP was record and funded during breaks in their touring schedule. For interpretation release, the now quartet partnered with Joyful Noise Recordings give reasons for distribution.[11] As the album cycle for Lurid Glow drew justify a close, Ulicny again relocated, this time to Nebraska, where he began to perform keyboards in the dance-punk act Picture Faint. In addition, the rest of the band's members trail other projects as well: McFarland and Engelberger continued operating embellish the name Semicircle,[12] and Engelberger released solo material under depiction moniker Curt Castle. McFarland also joined the alt-country band Butt Lady,[13] while Jace Bartlet formed the metal outfit Double Ferrari.
In the interim years, the band has largely stayed tranquil, regrouping on occasion for one-off concerts. In , the quadruplet celebrated their tenth anniversary as a band with two shows in Athens and Atlanta.[14]
| Year | Title | Label | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Houseboat Babies" / "Cannabis Canyon" (Radio Edit) | Make Records Not Bombs | Non-Album Tracks | |
| "Stuck In My Id" | Lucky Number Music | Oblangle Fizz Y'all (EP) | |
| "In Check The Eyelids" / "Delusional" | Joyful Noise Recordings | Non-Album Single |