Care Bears on Fire was a Brooklyn, New York-based band that consisted of Sophie (vocals and guitar) and Izzy (drums).
[1] The group originally formed in 2005 with the Care Bears—singer-guitarist Sophie Kasakove, 11,[2] bassist-singer Lucio Westmoreland, 11,[2] guitarist Michael (Lyle) Kokiko, 11,[2] singer-keyboardist August Rosenthal, 10,[2] and drummer-singer Isadora “Izzy” Schappell-Spillman, 10,[2] all classmates at Park Slope's Berkeley Carroll School.
Lead guitarist Michael (Lyle) Kokiko and singer-keyboardist August Rosenthal left the band in 2006 due to creative differences.
The album received positive reviews from critics, with publications such as Detour stating that "The songs are catchy, with an earnest rhythm section backing up the same big guitar chords the grownup garage-punk bands use," [6] and Anna Creech in Blogcritics Magazine praising the album as "a must-have for modern rock fans.
They album included collaborations with Fountains of Wayne's Adam Schlesinger and Travis Clark of We The Kings on a handful of songs.