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Lloyd & Michael
Minimalist / Progressive / Pop

NAKED IN SPACE



Los Angeles, California
United States

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Member Since4/23/2007
Band Websitestatesrightsrecords.com
Band MembersKATE DAVIDSON
M. RITCHEY
Sounds LikeJoan Baez
Yes
Ween
Dear Nora
Mantar
The Badger King
Record LabelStates Rights Records
Valve Records
Type of LabelIndie


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Kate Davidson and M. Ritchey have been making music together for twelve years. Having begun their collaboration in a small, dimly-lit dorm room in Portland, they continued by founding the band Dear Nora in 1999. After several national and international tours, Kate decided to pursue a new life in San Francisco, where she learned how to rip wicked guitar solos, turned Dear Nora into a Fela Kuti-inspired 9 person jam band, and released several albums (on Magic Marker Records) to wide acclaim. M. Ritchey stayed in Portland and formed The Badger King with YACHT's Jona Bechtolt, and also followed her tendency toward the mythical to a weird, often cryptic, electro-fantasy-prog solo album under the name "Manta" (which became "Mantar" after veiled litigious threats from a local smooth jazz band became tedious), pouring her energies into an inhuman laptop that neither gave nor received love.

Over the years, both Kate and M. Ritchey explored many new musical avenues, but a small part of each of their hearts remained in that tiny, poorly-ventilated dorm room in which both their friendship and their musical lives were born. Luckily, and for unrelated reasons, they both happened to move to Los Angeles at the same time that, due to the whims of Fate, each was becoming disillusioned with her solo musical venture. It was at this moment that Lloyd and Michael spread its wings and took flight into the disgusting, smoggy air. Now older, wiser, and infinitely more attractive, Kate and M. Ritchey were ready to bring their well-honed individual expressive talents together again, after a decade of solitary wandering. A new album was inevitable, and ended up being recorded in only about four days due to the incredibly strong and positive vibes both were experiencing.

"Just As God Made Us," Lloyd and Michael's debut album (States Rights Records), sounds like Dear Nora mixed with Mantar, plus elements of Yes, the Doobie Brothers, the Indigo Girls, Hector Berlioz, "The Winds of Change" by the Scorpions, Beyoncé Knowles, Ween, the pre-disco work of the Bee Gees, Joni Mitchell, Pharoah Sanders, and possibly Peter, Paul and Mary.

Lloyd and Michael is the sound of friendship. It is the sound of freedom.

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The Sliver Party

The Sliver Party



Aug 5 2009 10:35 PM

Great music.All the best.
PIZAZZ

PIZAZZ



Jun 1 2009 12:25 AM

I just got my t-shirt in the mail, thanks Katy!!! -Michael S.
Moogieman

Moogieman



Apr 9 2009 11:43 AM

Hi, thanks. Great music ... and very cool t-shirts!
Obi Lori

Obi Lori



Mar 14 2009 10:35 AM

thank you for the add, your music is brilliant!
Dirty Dancing

Dirty Dancing



Jan 21 2009 7:28 PM

Photobucket

Thanks for the add.

Eric
The Boyish Charms

The Boyish Charms



Dec 10 2008 3:42 PM

Stephanie

Stephanie



Dec 2 2008 9:31 AM

Hey guys,it was really nice meeting you on sunday (@ the Brisbane powerhouse) Thanks for the photo,your prefomance was so goooodddd:) Oh and i have some photos up on my myspace:) Have a good week. xx
Tash

Natasha Bruce



Nov 29 2008 2:20 AM

Sydney Fucking Loves You Thanks For Last Night
MELODEE

MELODEE



Nov 23 2008 6:25 AM

Awesome show at RRR last night :)
Stephanie

Stephanie



Sep 19 2008 8:51 AM

Hey guys thanks for accepting me,your music is great. xx
karrie’s songs

karrie’s songs



Oct 14 2008 3:06 AM

thank you for being friends with each other. it's good for everyone. make it special, always.
- karrie
Neuklon08

Neuklon08



Aug 22 2008 12:12 AM

lol!
Neuklon08

Neuklon08



Aug 22 2008 9:18 PM

Thanks for the add

Michael Lloyd x
ACROBATICS EVERYDAY

ACROBATICS EVERYDAY



Jun 16 2008 5:16 AM

dear katy and ritchey,
thanks for playing at uci yesterday. you were totally great. i hope your night-time show went as well as your afternoon one, and i hope to see you again really soon.
thanks!
sam
d.

d.



Jun 8 2008 3:19 PM

true that.
The Kallikak Family

The Kallikak Family



Jun 6 2008 5:16 PM

MINIMALIST PROGRESSIVE POP



I LIKE WHAT I HEAR
Mandarin Dynasty

Mandarin Dynasty



Jun 3 2008 1:31 PM

the carpenters on acid!
Kristine Tuna

Kristine Tuna



May 18 2008 10:34 PM

your cd is amazazing.

i've had a real time here stuck in my head since i saw you play at the smell.

:D

please make more music soon. thanks.
CRISSY

CRISSY



Apr 10 2008 11:59 PM

lloyd y micheal....i'm still obsessed with yr-all's music. this is chris from french quarter. i show yr music to ppl all the time. plz play in sf soon. l&m is the best. hope yr doing well.

~k
Sarah

Sarah



Mar 3 2008 10:57 PM

Lloyd & Michael,
I just watched that whole youtube from Holocene, even though it is naught more than a smear of jpegs strung together, because you sound so damn pretty.
Love,
Sarah
Gofish

Gofish



Jan 28 2008 9:11 AM

ARIGATO for the add!
Jenny Montana and the Fancy Pants

Jenny Montana and the Fancy Pants



Jan 19 2008 9:08 PM

I think we have the same keyboard! I do believe I heard the "laser beam" effect at the end of the whale song with the dancing people. Love the sweet sounds!
Geoffrey O’Connor

Geoffrey O’Connor



Dec 11 2007 2:23 PM

Come to Australia!?
NATALIE AND THE VIDEO MACHINE

NATALIE AND THE VIDEO MACHINE



Nov 20 2007 11:29 AM

Man I'm listening to your album totally by chance at my friends place! Awesome. It's lovely. Dungy
What the moon saw

What the moon saw



Nov 10 2007 12:53 AM

Hi!
Thanks for adding us...
We love your music!
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