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On Ambulance LTD’s debut album, one can find a number of stylistic influences from the Beatles and the Stones to Spiritualized, Elliott Smith and the Smiths. And that’s the point. “Our niche is not sticking to any particular niche,” says Benji Lysaght, guitarist. The four members of the New York group refuse to be stuck in any sub-genre of rock. “We don’t want to confine ourselves,” says Marcus Congleton, lead singer, guitarist and songwriter.

To that end, the group — Congleton, Lysaght, Darren Beckett (drums) and Matt Dublin (bass and backing vocals) — draws its inspiration from decades of rock: Motown, ‘60s psychedelic pop and blues, ‘70s rock, ‘80s Britpop/new wave and ‘90s shoegazing. “We don’t kick much ass volume wise,” admits Marcus. “Conceptually, poetically, we kick ass. Atmospherically, we kick ass.”

The guys learned a lot from the ’70s, and they’re not just talking the Ramones and other punk rockers or the glam rock of David Bowie, but another side of the decade, the side the New York rock scene doesn’t usually cop to: the blue eye-soul of Hall and Oates, the pure pop of Seals and Crofts, the jazz-rock of Steely Dan and the classic rock of Fleetwood Mac.

“A lot of our stuff has ’70s undertones to it, not so much the punk side, but the indulgent side that punk was rebelling against,” says Marcus. “I already did my punk time in high school.”
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  • clark_

    I can't understand why they never met big success, the LP is one the best indie piece I've ever listened to

    3 May 9:28am Reply

  • Janeinma

    http://ambulancenyc.blogspot.com/

    10 Feb 9:34pm Reply

  • shade_of_blue89

    These guys could have taken over the world. We desperately need more music like this!!

    13 Jan 9:42pm Reply

  • KenHebert

    So unique because whenever i listen to them i think that why didnt they make more albums or if they are still a band. Then as i keep listening it honestly doesnt matter because the music they made is brilliant and it always will be, so i just embrace what they did and not what they couldve done.

    11 Jan 10:30am Reply

  • pumaca

    es mi banda favorita

    7 Jan 8:22pm Reply

  • Airicsson

    I'm not sure it's the same Dave Longstreth, even though it can be read in different places on the Internet... I just wonder what guys from bands like this do of their lives years after such a record... So much talent wasted...

    2 Nov 2012 Reply

  • prettynuclear

    FYI - Marcus started this band with Dave Longstreth from Dirty Projectors

    8 Jul 2012 Reply

  • BraulioAM

    They can make a new record but mr. Congleton is just to lazy to do that.

    30 Jun 2012 Reply

  • trajillo

    From Wiki: "Ambulance LTD were prevented from releasing new material after TVT Records filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. TVT also attempted to sell artists' back catalog, resulting in Congleton, along with labelmates The Polyphonic Spree, to file a lawsuit against the label and its parent company Universal Music Group in June 2008."

    18 Jun 2012 Reply

  • cerisier

    What happened to them? I don't understand how they can hang it up after releasing such a brilliant album.

    19 Feb 2012 Reply

  • somuchdirt74

    Great music, listened to them for years and will continue to do so.

    7 Feb 2012 Reply

  • mUCUS32

    it sure holds up RainMan187

    26 Jan 2012 Reply

  • TheKoopaBros

    One of the greatest bands that never survived long enough to become legendary. Such a good album.

    12 Dec 2011 Reply

  • VictorVB

    Are they still active?

    5 Dec 2011 Reply

  • everybodyyurts

    I'm late for 100's of things. Like the rest of my music career.

    7 Aug 2011 Reply

  • AnOdeUnheard

    best band to never make it.

    12 Jul 2011 Reply

  • RainMan187

    I don't understand either. One of the top albums of the 2000's and they broke up right after. I've listened to this album since the day it came out and it still hold up after 7 years.

    4 Jul 2011 Reply

  • prettynuclear

    I don't get why Marcus doesn't just put his songs on Bandcamp. hard seeing my favorite singer retire like this

    27 May 2011 Reply

  • AureliusKane

    UH HELLOOOO....STRAIGHT A'S....SUCH AN UNDERRATED SONG, COME ON PEOPLE!

    12 Apr 2011 Reply

  • naytov

    they are here

    6 Apr 2011 Reply
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