English electronic music band Ladytron have released eight studio albums, one live album, eight compilation albums, six extended plays, 20 singles, one promotional single, one video album and 19 music videos. Formed in 1999 in Liverpool, Merseyside, the band consists of Helen Marnie (lead vocals, synthesisers), Mira Aroyo (vocals, synthesisers), Daniel Hunt (synthesisers, electric guitar, vocals) and Reuben Wu (synthesisers).
The band's sound blends electropop with new wave and shoegazing elements. Ladytron have described their sound as "electronic pop". They focused on a balance between pop structures and experimental sounds. Some of the group's songs performed by Aroyo contain lyrics written in her native Bulgarian.
Ladytron took their name from the 1972 song of the same name by Roxy Music. Former Roxy Music member Brian Eno has described Ladytron as "the best of English pop music".
Albums
Studio albums + List of studio albums, with selected chart positions Title Details Peak chart positions UK FIN US USDance USHeat. USIndie 604 Released: 6 February 2001 Label: Invicta Hi-Fi Formats: CD, LP, download — — — — — — Light & Magic Released: 17 September 2002 Label: Telstar Formats: CD, LP, download — — — 7 — 24 Witching Hour Released: 4 October 2005 Label: Island Formats: CD, LP, download 81 — — 7 32 40 Velocifero Released: 19 May 2008 Label: Nettwerk Formats: CD, LP, download 75 — 131 3 3 — Gravity the Seducer Released: 13 September 2011 Label: Nettwerk Formats: CD, LP, download 72 50 112 6 2 27 Ladytron Released: 15 February 2019 Label: Ladytron Music Formats: CD, LP, download — — — 13 3 10 Time's Arrow Released: 20 January 2023 Label: Cooking Vinyl Formats: CD, LP, cassette, download 67 — — — — — Paradises Released: 20 March 2026 Label: Nettwerk Formats: CD, LP, download — — — — — — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Live albums Title Details Live at London Astoria 16.07.08 Released: 2009 Label: Self-released Formats: CD, LP, download
Compilation albums + List of compilation albums, with selected chart positions Title Details Peak chart positions USDance Softcore Jukebox Released: 7 October 2003 Label: Emperor Norton Format: CD 24 604 (Remixed & Rare) Released: 1 September 2009 Label: Redbird, Cobraside Formats: CD, download — Light & Magic(Remixed & Rare) Released: 1 September 2009 Label: Redbird, Cobraside Formats: CD, download — Witching Hour(Remixed & Rare) Released: 1 September 2009 Label: Redbird, Cobraside Formats: CD, download — Velocifero(Remixed & Rare) Released: 6 April 2010 Label: Nettwerk Formats: CD, download — Best of Remixes Released: 8 March 2011 Label: Nettwerk Format: Download — Best of 00–10 Released: 28 March 2011 Label: Nettwerk Formats: CD, download 20 Gravity the Seducer Remixed Released: 29 November 2013 Label: Nettwerk Formats: CD, LP, download — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Extended plays + List of extended plays, with selected chart positions Title Details Peak chart positions USDance Miss Black and Her Friends Released: December 1999 Label: Bambini Format: CD — Commodore Rock Released: June 2000 Label: Emperor Norton Formats: CD, 10", 12" — Mu-Tron EP Released: October 2000 Label: Invicta Hi-Fi Formats: CD, 12" — Extended Play Released: 11 April 2006 Label: Rykodisc Format: CD + DVD 19 The HarmoniumSessions Released: 2006 Label: Self-released Formats: CD, download — Ace of Hz EP Released: 11 January 2011 Label: Nettwerk Format: Download — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Singles + List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name Title Year Peak chart positions Album UKPeak chart positions for singles in the United Kingdom: All except "Ghosts": "Ghosts": AUS USSales USDance "He Took Her to a Movie" 1999 — — — — 604 "The Way That I Found You" 2001 88 — — — "Playgirl" 89 — — — "Seventeen" 2002 68 45 — — Light & Magic "Blue Jeans" 2003 43 — — — "Evil" 44 — — — "Cracked LCD"/"USA vs White Noise" — — — — "Sugar" 2005 45 — — — Witching Hour "Destroy Everything You Touch" 42 — — — "Weekend" 2007 — — — — "Soft Power" — — — — "Ghosts" 2008 109 — 43 — Velocifero "Runaway" — — — 30 "Tomorrow" 2009 — — — — "Ace of Hz" 2011 — — 9 — Best of 00–10 "White Elephant" — — — — Gravity the Seducer "Ambulances" — — — — "Mirage" — — — — "The Animals" 2018 — — — — Ladytron "The Island" — — — — "Far from Home" — — — — "Deadzone" 2019 — — — — "Tower of Glass" 2020 — — — — "City of Angels" 2022 — — — — Time's Arrow "Misery Remember Me" — — — — "Faces" — — — — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Promotional singles Title Year Album "International Dateline" 2005 Witching Hour
Other appearances Title Year Notes "Open Your Heart" 2001 Cover version of The Human League's song from the compilation album Reproductions: Songs of The Human League. "Rockfalls & Estuaries" 2009 Included on the soundtrack of the video game The Sims 3. "She Stepped Out of the Car" "Young Etruscians" "Use Your Mind" Performed on the children's television series Yo Gabba Gabba!. "Tesla" 2012 Included on the soundtrack of the video game The Sims 3: Supernatural.
Videography
Video albums Title Details Best of 00–10 Videos Released: 10 May 2011 Label: Nettwerk Format: iTunes video
Music videos + List of music videos, showing year released and directors Title Year Director(s) "Playgirl" (version 1) 2000 James Slater and Neil McLean "Playgirl" (version 2) 2001 "Seventeen" 2003 David Chaudoir "Evil" (UK version) Scott Lyon "Evil" (US version) James Slater and Neil McLean "Blue Jeans" "Sugar" 2005 Andy Roberts "Destroy Everything You Touch" Adam Bartley "Ghosts" 2008 Joseph Kahn "Runaway" Mike Sharpe and Barney Steele "Tomorrow" 2009 Neil Krug "Ace of Hz" 2011 Chino Moya "White Elephant" Michele Civetta "Mirage" Michael Sherrington "International Dateline" 2013 "The Animals" 2018 Fernando Nogari "The Island" Bryan M. Ferguson "Tower of Glass" 2020 Manuel Nogueira "Light & Magic" 2022 "Faces" 2023 Daniel Hunt
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