Ivy (band)

Ivy
Origin	New York City, New York, United States
Genres	Indie pop, indie rock, dream pop
Years active	1994–present
Labels	Seed, Unfiltered, Atlantic, 550 Music, Nettwerk, EastWest, Minty Fresh
Associated acts	Fountains of Wayne, Paco, Tinted Windows, Brookville, Camera2
Website	Official site
Members	Dominique Durand Adam Schlesinger Andy Chase

Ivy is an American indie pop band composed of a trio of musicians: Andy Chase, Adam Schlesinger, and Dominique Durand.

In 1991, Andy Chase placed an ad that attracted fellow multi-instrumentalist Adam Schlesinger. In 1994 they met Dominique Durand, a native of Paris who had moved to New York City to study English, and with whom they shared admiration for The Go-Betweens, The House of Love, The Pastels, Prefab Sprout and The Smiths. Although Durand had never sung in a group, she was persuaded by Chase and Schlesinger to sing on some demos, and Ivy was formed.

In 1994, Ivy signed with Seed Records and released "Get Enough," which the UK magazine Melody Maker named Single of the Week, followed by the EP Lately. In 1995, they released their first full-length album, Realistic. Lately's cover version of "I Guess I'm Just a Little Too Sensitive" impressed its author, Edwyn Collins of Orange Juice, so much that he invited them to tour together. Ivy also toured during this period with Lloyd Cole, Madder Rose, and Saint Etienne.

Apartment Life (released October 6, 1997 on Atlantic Records) was praised by critics as one of the year's best albums and established Ivy as a band that wrote pleasant, well-crafted pop songs. They were assisted by a wealth of guest stars, including Lloyd Cole, James Iha, Dean Wareham and Chris Botti. The album received more attention when "This Is the Day" and "I Get the Message" appeared on the soundtrack for the movie There's Something About Mary.

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