- Le Loup
Infobox musical artist
Name = Le Loup
|thumb|Le Loup live at the Black Cat in Washington, DC 12/10/2007 (Adam Shlossman)
Img_capt = Le Loup live at the Black Cat in Washington, DC 12/10/2007 (Adam Shlossman)
Background = group_or_band
Origin =Washington, D.C. , USA
Instruments =
Genre = Indie
Years_active =2006 –present
Label =Hardly Art
URL = [http://www.leloupmusic.net/ Official site]
Current_members = Christian Ervin
Michael Ferguson
Nicole Keenan
Dan Ryan
Robert Sahm
Sam Simkoff
May Tabol
Jim ThomsonLe Loup is an American indie band founded in late 2006 in
Washington, D.C. by Sam Simkoff (keyboard/banjo). The band also includes Christian Ervin (computer), Michael Ferguson (guitar), Dan Ryan (bass), Robert Sahm (drums) and Jim Thomson (guitar). The group has drawn comparisons toSufjan Stevens , [cite news | publication=Pitchfork Media | url=http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/42860-exclusive-sub-pops-hardly-art-signs-le-loup | last=Solarski | first=Matthew | title=Exclusive: Sub Pop's Hardly Art Signs Le Loup | date=2007-05-10 | accessdate=2007-10-05]The Arcade Fire , The Books,Animal Collective [cite news | publisher=Pastepunk | url=http://pastepunk.com/showreviews.php?v=252 | last=Harisiadis | first=Alex | title=Le Loup at Black Cat, Washington, DC 2007-05-06 | accessdate=2007-10-05] andYeasayer . [cite news | publisher=Melophobe | url=http://mel.opho.be/index.php/show-reviews/le-loup-the-ruby-suns-tt-the-bears-place-cambridge-ma-mar-25-2008.html | last=Lodine | first=Karen | title=Le Loup + The Ruby Suns - T.T. the Bear's Place (Cambridge, MA; Mar. 25, 2008)| accessdate=2008-03-29]The group is currently signed [http://www.hardlyart.com/ Hardly Art] , a new label started by
Sub Pop founder Jonathan Poneman in early 2007. Their debut album, "The Throne of the Third Heaven of the Nations' Millennium General Assembly" was released onSeptember 11 ,2007 .References
External links
* [http://www.leloupmusic.net/ Le Loup] (official site)
*MySpace-music|leloupmusic|Le Loup
* [http://www.hardlyart.com/leloup.html Hardly Art: Le Loup]
* [http://www.tinymixtapes.com/Le-Loup,6198 Interview on Tiny Mix Tapes]
* [http://www.dcist.com/2007/05/30/three_stars_le.php DCist: "Three Stars: Le Loup"] (review)
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