Ted Leo and the Pharmacists are an indie/punk band, with roots in tradition… Read Full Bio ↴Ted Leo and the Pharmacists are an indie/punk band, with roots in traditional rock. They formed while Leo was living in Washington, DC, but now have members based around the northeast United States. Leo came from Bloomfield, New Jersey.
The band consists of singer-songwriter and guitarist Ted Leo, guitarist James Canty, bassist Marty 'Violence' Key, and drummer Chris Wilson. After his previous band, Chisel, broke up in the late 1990s, Ted recorded the Tej Leo(?) Rx Pharmacists [sic] album in 1999, followed by the Treble in Trouble EP in 2000.
His next album, 2001's The Tyranny of Distance, quickly gained him a cult following and critical praise. Dave Lerner and Chris Wilson became permanent members of the band during the tour that year, as did keyboard player Dorien Garry. James Canty (ex-Nation of Ulysses, Make-Up, etc.) also played with the band during this time.
The album Hearts of Oak followed in 2003, which also saw the release of the concert film Dirty Old Town and the Tell Balgeary, Balgury is Dead EP. Garry left the band before the recording of 2004's Shake the Sheets, which has led them into their current setup as a power trio. The new record featured fewer obscure references and more overt political content than his previous releases did, though his music has always been known for its engagement with politics.
The band tours extensively around North America. Leo is a strict vegan. His brother Chris Leo is also a singer/songwriter and a member of The Lapse. Ted Leo graduated from the University of Notre Dame in 1994 with a degree in English.
The band consists of singer-songwriter and guitarist Ted Leo, guitarist James Canty, bassist Marty 'Violence' Key, and drummer Chris Wilson. After his previous band, Chisel, broke up in the late 1990s, Ted recorded the Tej Leo(?) Rx Pharmacists [sic] album in 1999, followed by the Treble in Trouble EP in 2000.
His next album, 2001's The Tyranny of Distance, quickly gained him a cult following and critical praise. Dave Lerner and Chris Wilson became permanent members of the band during the tour that year, as did keyboard player Dorien Garry. James Canty (ex-Nation of Ulysses, Make-Up, etc.) also played with the band during this time.
The album Hearts of Oak followed in 2003, which also saw the release of the concert film Dirty Old Town and the Tell Balgeary, Balgury is Dead EP. Garry left the band before the recording of 2004's Shake the Sheets, which has led them into their current setup as a power trio. The new record featured fewer obscure references and more overt political content than his previous releases did, though his music has always been known for its engagement with politics.
The band tours extensively around North America. Leo is a strict vegan. His brother Chris Leo is also a singer/songwriter and a member of The Lapse. Ted Leo graduated from the University of Notre Dame in 1994 with a degree in English.
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Ted Leo and the Pharmacists Lyrics
We have lyrics for these tracks by Ted Leo and the Pharmacists:
(version: To Decline to Make Some Tea) You're invited to decline. You're invited to decline-iene-ie…
(version: To Decline to Take a Shower) But take a minute to review your company Does it take…
2nd Ave 11 AM out of your personal scripture, philomel, she comes. you sin…
A Bottle of Buckie Nine years down the road and I remember it still Standing…
Abner Louima v. Gov. Pete Wilson Get down, turn around, Skinny Boy is on his knees; and I…
Annunciation Day / Born on Christmas Day Matty, you were born on Christmas Day And just like the…
Army Bound Some modest dreams, they just don't pay out Some modest mea…
Ativan Eyes The Industry's out of touch The means of production are now…
Bartolomeo And The Buzzing Of Bees I know I've been distant But I feel the change coming…
Biomusicology Had we never come across the vastness of pavement The barren…
Bleeding Powers All the time you were keeping me straight I was…
Bomb.Repeat.Bomb Like a gray bird in a blue sky, over a…
Bottled In Cork There was a resolution pending on the United Nations floor …
Bridges Squares As i walked to kendall square, and crossed the river basin…
Building Skyscrapers in the Basement is there a place to go where a little girl…
C.I.A Sometimes the rain upon the sea Can make the gray look…
C.I.A. Sometimes the rain upon the sea Can make the gray look…
CIA Sometimes the rain upon the sea Can make the gray look…
Colleen Colleen - never to be crowned queen, never an evergreen Floa…
Come Baby Come Come baby come, it's so easy when you're used to…
Counting Down the Hours Innocence it don't come easy, in a sense it never…
Criminal Piece There's no more bad weather underground It's time to settle…
Dead Voices long live our dying friend! in the birth of his hand…
Dial Up Pack up what you own, and you dial up who you…
Dirty Old Town I found my love by the gasworks croft Dreamed a dream…
Even Heroes Have to Die Well, didn't you look sharp with your boots when you…
First to Finish Last to Start rain falls - you know it's got to rain. the sky…
Friends and Bands We've gone the wrong way 'round. It was our first mistake. …
Ghosts Why are you frightened, can't you see that it's you? That…
Gimme The Wire Oh Temple darling, you have made my life so neat But…
Head in the Freezer We're caught in a wedge between "we" and what you…
Heart Problems You got a problem with your heart Follow the line down…
Hearts of Oak i was walking along some downtown avenue. i was whistling a…
I'm a Ghost i'm a ghost, and i wanted you to know that it's…
I'm Looking Through You I'm looking through you, Where did you go? I thought I…
La Costa Brava I've been seeing the same old things and I've been hearing…
Last Days Woke up today, got on my way Heard someone say We're livin…
Little Dawn Well Little Dawn walks on, and she thinks she don't belong…
Little Girl in Bloom Little girl in bloom With happy heart you wipe aside Any sad…
Loyal to My Sorrowful Country No more shall I be, loyal to my sorrowful country No…
Me & Mia As I was walking through a life one morning The sun…
Me and Mia As I was walking through a life one morning The sun…
Mourning In America A white face in a white crowd The day it starts…
My Vien Ilin ...And when I was seventeen, I made myself a DMZ, But they…
M¥ Vien Ilin And when I was seventeen I made myself a DMZ But they…
One Polaroid A Day One Polaroid a day Perfect every single way Anchor in a wi…
Parallel or Together We're caught in a landslide. The minutes come tumbling…
Parallel or Together? We're caught in a landslide. -- The minutes come tumbling…
Rappaport's Testament: I Never Gave Up And if you survive me I Never gave up Tell them this I…
Set You Free When you came to me, when I was on top,…
Shake the Sheets I said, "I wonder how it is I'm standing here, while…
Six Months In A Leaky Boat When I was a young boy I wanted to sail…
Some Beginner's Mind Well, the moths have been fed and the pirates pirated Are…
Sons of Cain Old, lonely, and endless light. Cold morning rises from the…
Soon Dubward (this song was created with samples from "Soon Forward" by…
Squeaky Fingers Like it's a dream -- and there's a moon, and…
St. John the Divine And when the world will stay the same But your place…
Stove by a Whale Something'. Sailin' on the sea -- It's teal -- Your meal wa…
Suspect Device Inflammable material planted in my head It's a suspect devi…
tell balgeary balgurt is dead It's been a hard road, and there's no turning back And…
Tell Balgeary Balgury Is Dead it's been a hard road, and there's no turning back. and…
The 'Nice People' Argument All through the South, I had trouble at crossing the…
The 11th Where will you live, love, and who with; from town to…
The Angels' Share Oh, lonely day, oh, led astray, oh, burden on the…
The Anointed One the annointed one - fathers favorite son now we see, long…
The Ballad of the Sin Eater When you run, digger, runner Listener, thief, you carry it a…
The Crane Takes Flig Oceans lay between us and the things we think we…
The Gold Finch and the Red Oak Tree As I did walk through cities one Saturday A golden finch…
The Great Communicator My own intent's not easy to see. I'm not the…
The High Party i'm looking at another day to find that i've got…
The King of Time As I was flowing on St. Ide's, my tongue got tied…
The Lost Brigade Welcome to the lost brigade Lost but pursuing Fragments to…
The Mighty Sparrow When the café doors exploded, I reacted too Reacted to you,…
The Northeast Corridor You can stretch your arm out, and you can keep your…
The One Who Got Us Out I know I like doing a lot of talking. Time…
The Pharmacist v. the Secret Stars You're invited based on demise. Divided by what you need and…
The Sons Of Cain Oh, lonely and endless light Cold morning rises from the ni…
The Stick Anxious mofo, my twin, my friend Election time again, I wis…
The Sword In The Stone So here we are, another star with out a car…
The Unwanted Things Crying for the hungry friends, And you're crying for the str…
Timorous Me Me and Johnny sittin' in the green grass -- I don't…
Treble in Trouble Hey, you're in trouble, friend. Borrowing time ‘til you get …
Tuberculoids Arrive In Hop Oh, the dream I have suffered Augured fear upon the water …
Under the Hedge Oh, I've been sometimes under your wall Peeping at all where…
Walking Through Walking through a life you'll find, Its so easy to get…
Walking to Do Won't you take me where my feet feel wholly in their…
Where Have All the Rude Boys Gone it's times like these when a neck looks for a…
Where Was My Brain I saw the future, I saw me a way Equal work,…
Who Do You Love Well, the day dawned and dried the grass on the…
Woke Up Near Chelsea Well, we all got a job to do And we all…
You Could Die Walking it out again And you Dreaming it out again About …
You Could Die (or This Might End) Okay. Workin’ it out again, and you’re dreamin’ it out agai…
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