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Little Girls emerged from Toronto's post-punk scene as a solo recording project of multi-instrumentalist Josh McIntyre. In the wake of a series of high-profile blog mentions[1], Little Girls released their debut album Conceptson Paper Bag Records on October 13, 2009. Prior to Concepts, Little Girls also released an EP, Tambourinewith Paper Bag Digital on June 2, 2009. The songs combine lo-fi distorted surf rock with layers of fuzz to create murky, haunting, and melodic walls of sound. [2] Little Girls quickly embarked on a North American tour[3], performing with some of the most buzzed about bands of the year.
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History
It all started when Josh recorded songs in his home studio as a side project in early 2009. Seeking the unbiased opinions from friends and musical peers, he anonymously posted the music on the internet under the name "Little Girls," a name he believed least likely to reveal his identity. He also sent a link to influential music blog Gorilla vs. Bear[4], and within days, the music was receiving thousands of plays and Little Girls was getting positive attention from blogs such as The Walrus[5], No Pain in Pop, Static Fuzz,[6] Exclaim![7] Pitchfork and Brooklyn Vegan. Little Girls' sound also inspired influential UK magazine Dazed and Confused to feature the band in their May 'Mavericks' issue.
Little Girls' sound is driven by 'youth and nostalgia', says Josh who has been creating and playing music since his early teens. His influences come from the 80's no-wave post-punk scene, and the early 80's golden era of hip-hop. Equally influential are the late hip-hop artist J. Dilla, as well as Can, Joy Division, Wire, and The Clean. Other releases, including The Tambourine EP and 12", were subsequently released on Brooklyn labels Mexican Summer (Kemado)and Captured Tracks (Blank Dogs).
Albums
2009 - Concepts - CD/LP Paper Bag Records]]
EPs
2009 - Tambourine - EP Mexican Summer / Captured Tracks
See also
References
External links
- ^ http://www.exclaim.ca/articles/multiarticlesub.aspx?csid1=138&csid2=4&fid1=42059
- ^ http://stereogum.com/archives/mp3/new_little_girls__growing_096021.html
- ^ http://mvremix.com/rock_blogs/2009/09/14/little-girls-announce-fall-tour-behind-forthcoming-release-concepts-with-japandroids-monotonix-wavves-and-nurses-among-others/
- ^ http://gorillavsbear.blogspot.com/2009/02/thrills.html
- ^ http://walrusmusicblog.com/blog/cool_music_from_toronto_little_girls_venom/
- ^ http://staticfuzz.blogspot.com/2009/02/little-girls-youth-tunes-7.html
- ^ http://exclaim.ca/articles/generalarticlesynopsfullart.aspx?csid1=0&csid2=844&fid1=38927