Reptar (band)
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| Origin | Athens, Georgia, United States |
| Genres | Alternative rock |
| Years active | 2009-present |
| Labels | Joyful Noise Recordings, Vagrant Records, Lucky Number Music |
| Website | reptarmusic |
| Members | Graham Ulicny Ryan Engelberger William Kennedy Andrew McFarland Jace Bartet |
Reptar is an American band from Athens, Georgia founded by members Graham Ulicny (guitar, vocals), Ryan Engelberger (bass), William Kennedy (keyboards) and Andrew McFarland (drums).
Reptar's first release, Oblangle Fizz Y'all, came out on August 2, 2011 through Vagrant Records and Make Records not Bombs. Jace Bartlet (guitar) joined in 2012, playing his first show at the Georgia Theater for New Year's Eve 2011-2012. That same year, Reptar released their debut album Body Faucet through Vagrant Records on May 1 and reached #7 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart.
The band's name is taken from the Rugrats character Reptar, which singer/guitarist Graham Ulicny explained "I first tried to name the band Invisible Boyfriend, and everybody goes, 'that is the stupidest name I have ever heard in my life.'" Said Ulicny: "[Reptar] is the second stupidest band name we have ever heard."
On January 14, 2015 Reptar announced that they'd signed to Joyful Noise Recordings and made a limited edition, non-album single available for pre-order Reptar announced the release date for their second album Lurid Glow and premiered a single from the album, "Ice Black Sand" on on February 4, 2015
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