Little Girls (band)
Little Girls | |
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| Origin | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Genres | Indie rock, post-punk |
| Years active | 2008–present |
| Labels | Hand Drawn Dracula Mexican Summer Captured Tracks Paper Bag |
| Members | Josh McIntyre Cam Findlay Andrew Wilson Tristan Bates |
| Website | http://littlegirlsband.com |
Little Girls is a Canadian indie rock band formed in 2008 from Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The band emerged from Toronto's post-punk scene as a solo recording project of multi-instrumentalist Josh McIntyre. With a focus on Minimalist Electronic, Little Girls released CULTS EP (September 6, 2011) on Hand Drawn Dracula and are currently working on their second full-length record.
In the wake of a series of high-profile blog mentions and singles released on Brooklyn labels Mexican Summer and Captured Tracks,
History
It began when Josh McIntyre 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
Little Girls' sound is driven by youth and nostalgia, and whose influences also come from the 1980s no-wave post-punk scene and the early 1980s golden era of
. Other releases were subsequently released on PBR and Brooklyn labels Mexican Summer and Captured Tracks.Members
Current
Josh McIntyre
Andrew Wilson
Cam Findlay
Tristan Bates
Discography
EPs
- 2011 - "CULTS" EP Hand Drawn Dracula
- 2010 - "Delaware/10 Mile Stereo" - 7" single Sixteen Tambourines
- 2010 - "//////// Space Doubt" - 7" split single with Pirate Love Best of Both
- 2009 - Youth Tunes/Vemon - 7" single Captured Tracks
- 2009 - Thrills EP - 12" vinyl Mexican Summer
- 2009 - Tambourine - digital EP Paper Bag Records
Albums
- 2009 - Concepts - CD/LP Paper Bag Records
Covers
- 2011 - Believer - John Maus
- 2010 - 10 Mile Stereo - Beach House
See also
- Music of Canada
- Canadian rock
- List of Canadian musicians
- List of bands from Canada
- Category:Canadian musical groups
References
- ^ http://www.exclaim.ca/articles/multiarticlesub.aspx?csid1=138&csid2=4&fid1=42059[permanent dead link]
- ^ "New Little Girls - "Growing" - MP3 - Stereogum". Archived from the original on 2009-10-23. Retrieved 2009-11-30.
- ^ "LITTLE GIRLS ANNOUNCE FALL TOUR BEHIND FORTHCOMING RELEASE, CONCEPTS WITH JAPANDROIDS, MONOTONIX, WAVVES, and NURSES AMONG OTHERS – MVRemix Rock". 14 September 2009.
- ^ "Home". earshot-online.com.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-12-31. Retrieved 2009-11-30.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Web Page Under Construction".
- ^ "Static Fuzz: Little Girls - Youth Tunes 7". 2 February 2009.
- ^ http://exclaim.ca/articles/generalarticlesynopsfullart.aspx?csid1=0&csid2=844&fid1=38927[permanent dead link]
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