Care Bears on Fire

Infobox musical artist
Name = Care Bears on Fire

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Img_capt = Care Bears on Fire (pictured left to right: Lucio, Izzy, Sophie)
Landscape = 200px
Background = group_or_band
Origin = Flagicon|USANew York City, United States
Genre = Pop punk Alternative rock Garage Rock
Years_active = 2004–present
Label = Daisy Explosion Beautiful Records
URL = [http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=107710852 Official website]
Current_members = Sophie K Lulu P Isadora “Izzy” S

Care Bears on Fire is a Brooklyn-based band that consists of Sophie K )on Vocals and Guitar, Izzy on Drums and Lulu on bass. The group originally formed in 2004 under the name "Nada Clue", chosen by former band mate Lyle . The band labels itself as a Pop punk group, mixing in Alternative and Garage elements. The band released their first, full length LP, "I Stole Your Animal" on September 28th, 2007, at a release party in Brooklyn. The members of Care Bears on Fire are all in 7th grade. [cite news
title = Care Bears on Fire: 'Everybody Else'
publisher = NPR
date = 2006-10-18
url = http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=15406096
accessdate = 2007-11-04 ]

The members of Care Bears on Fire have known each other since their kindergarten days, but were not friends with each other at the time. In 2004, the band began life when Sophie and Lucio attended creative-arts camp to take a course in music, while band-mate Isadora "Izzy" had attended Rock School for Girls. Sophie and long-time friend Lyle decided that they wanted to form a band, and decided to take up the idea with Izzy (who she had met formally in third grade), and former band member Lucio (who she got to know through the band).

The band, as previously mentioned, began as Nada Clue (suggested by Lyle). But after Lyle left the band in 2005 over "musical differences", it was decided by the trio that their name should be changed. They eventually settled on Care Bears on Fire because they liked the idea of mixing something sweet with something edgy.

The band got their biggest break yet when "New York Magazine" did a profile on the three in the summer of 2006 [cite news
last = Aswad
first = Jem
title = Burning Down the House: With their parents’ full approval. Meet Care Bears on Fire.
publisher = New York Magazine
date = 2006-08-26
url = http://nymag.com/arts/popmusic/features/19123/
accessdate = 2007-11-04 ] . After their article was published, Care Bears on Fire became more well known, sources such as "Spin Magazine" calling "Care Bears" "...key players in the burgeoning New York kid-core scene..." As time pressed on, their gigging schedule picked up, and were eventually playing regular shows. They released their first EP, "Confuse Me" on Beautiful Records at a show in 2006, quickly selling out and paving the way for bigger things. [cite news
last = Dodero
first = Camille
title = Checking In With Care Bears On Fire. . . Or At Least the Drummer's Mom
publisher = The Village Voice
date = 2007-04-06
url = http://www.villagevoice.com/blogs/music/archives/2007/04/checking_in_wit.php
accessdate = 2007-11-04 ]

"I Stole Your Animal" Era

In February 2007, the aspiring trio had their Manhattan debut at Piano's, an event which wasn't advertised as all ages. Although most of the crowd had been much older than any of the band members, it was reported by Izzy's mother, Elissa that "...they [The crowd] sang along with the songs—especially 'Don't Want To Be Like Everybody Else.' That sort of blew the kids' minds." Shortly after their Big Apple debut, the band began working on new material.

The band formally released their debut LP, "I Stole Your Animal" on October 2nd, 2007, and four days prior (September 28th, 2007) at a release party in Manhattan. The album received generally positive reviews from critics, publications such as Detour stating that "The songs are catchy, with an earnest rhythm section backing up the same big guitar chords the grownup garage-punk bands use..." [cite news

last = Loftus
first = Johnny
title = NEW RECORD: CARE BEARS ON FIRE, I STOLE YOUR ANIMAL
publisher = Detour
date = 2007-10-18
url = http://detour-mag.com/assets/2007/10/18/new-care-bears-on-fire-i-stole-your-animal/
accessdate = 2007-11-04 ] , and Anna Creech Blogcritics Magazine praising the album as "...a must-have for modern rock fans." [cite news
last = Anna
first = Creech
title = Music Review: Care Bears On Fire - I Stole Your Animal
publisher = Blogcritics Magazine
date = 2007-10-10
url = http://blogcritics.org/archives/2007/10/10/214900.php
accessdate = 2007-11-04 ] Gmurray of Pop Syndicate though, thought that "As kids Care Bears on Fire play well, but as professional musicians, not so much." [cite news
first = Gmurray
title = Care Bears on Fire: I Stole Your Animal - Care Bears on Fire Stole my Animal and charred it.
publisher = Pop Syndicate
date = 2007-08-06
url = http://www.popsyndicate.com/site/story/i_stole_your_animal/
accessdate = 2007-11-04 ]

Sophie is featured on a 2007 Converse ad, playing an acoustic version of their song, "Everybody Else". [cite
author = http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S37-SRvHRgk
title = Three Chords
publisher = Converse
date = 2007-11-18
url = http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S37-SRvHRgk/
accessdate = 2007-12-17]

Discography

* Confuse Me (EP) (2006)
* I Stole Your Animal (2007)

References