Sexy electro act Ladytron came together in a jet-set miracle in mid-1998. Daniel Hunt and Reuben Wu, who lurk in the background playing rhythm boxes and keyboards in the band, settled in Liverpool after a spate of DJ work in Japan and world travel, including a train trip in Bulgaria where they met vocalist Mira Aroyo. Helena Marnie, who also sings and plays keyboards for the group, also joined them and they began work on their first single, ‘He Took Her to a Movie’, which was recorded for £50. The release brought a wave of critical attention with writers extending into jubilant metaphor to describe the band's unique sound, including one who wrote that they were "...a teasing glimpse of how Britney Spears might have sounded, had she been born in the GDR and a heroin addict."

Ladytron toured throughout the continent before beginning work on their debut EP, ‘Commodore Rock’, which was released in the summer of 2000, providing their fans another foray into the noisy world of early 80s sound. The studio full length ‘604’ followed a year later.

The band’s breakthrough came with 2002’s ‘Light and Magic’, a record that was released at the height of electro popularity. The album features the massive hit single ‘Seventeen’, which has been used on many television programmes and film soundtracks.

Early 2005 saw the release of the band’s third album ‘The Witching Hour’. Ladytron toured exclusively in support of the album from mid 2005 to mid 2007 alongside Gwen Stefani on her North American Harajuki Lovers tour in 2005. They also opened for Nine Inch Nails in early 2007 at the invitation of Trent Reznor.

Ladytron has produced remixes for many artists including Placebo, Blondie, Gang of Four, Dave Gahan, Goldfrapp, Bloc Party, Kings of Convenience, Soulwax and Simian.

The band has recently released their fourth studio album, titled ‘Velocifero’ which means ‘bringer of speed’. The album was recorded in Paris, with the band handling production duties themselves, alongside Alessandro Cortini of Nine Inch Nails and Vicarious Bliss (Justice, DJ Mehdi). The album was awarded ‘Album of the Week’ by The Music Magazine in its first week of release.

Ladytron will be performing live at Manchester Academy 2 on Monday 24th November.