Lately (EP)

This article is about the EP by Ivy. For the EP by Celeste, see Celeste§Extended plays.

Lately
A little girl in blue tones swings on a swing set on the album cover
EP by
Ivy
ReleasedMay 1994
Recorded1994
Studio
  • The Place (New York City)
  • Studio I'Hôpital Éphémère (Paris)
  • Sterling (New York City)
GenreFrench pop
Length17:36
LabelSeed
Producer
Ivy chronology
Lately
(1994) 		Realistic
(1995)
Singles from Lately
  1. "I Hate December"
    Released: January 12, 1996

Lately is the first extended play recorded by American band Ivy, released in May 1994 by Seed Records. Developed in the same year as the formation of the group, Lately is a French pop album with acoustic and general pop influences. Originally conceived by members Dominique Durand and Andy Chase, the pair recruited Adam Schlesinger for additional production and lyrics. Sessions took place in New York City and Paris, where they recorded four original tracks and a cover of Orange Juice's 1984 song "I Guess I'm Just a Little Too Sensitive".

"I Hate December" was released as the EP's only single on January 12, 1996, preceded by a music video that was filmed earlier in 1995. Lately was praised for its non-formulaic production and original material. Ivy was also outed for being unlike other New York City bands. The EP was reissued on August 26, 2003, after Ivy transferred their entire music catalog to Unfiltered Records, a record label founded by Chase during work for his side project Brookville.