The Little Ones biography
The Little Ones is an indie pop band based in Los Angeles, California. They were previously signed to Astralwerks Records and released one EP on that label, titled Sing Song. In 2006, Matt Costa invited them to open for him at the Bowery Ballroom in New York City, which has brought them in a rise to fame. They lost their recording contract early in 2008, shortly after releasing a new single, "Ordinary Song", and were forced to postpone their upcoming album. Instead they released a new EP on Branches Recording Collective, entitled Terry Tales & Fallen Gates. On 28 July 2008, The Little Ones released their debut full-length, Morning Tide, on Heavenly Recordings. This was preceded by a new single of the same name the previous week. The Morning Tide album was met with less than favorable reviews, and received a 60% from metacritic.
The Little Ones' indie pop tunes, which feature tambourines and handclaps, have garnered them comparisons to 1960s pop bands such as The Beach Boys, The Zombies, The Kinks, modern-day pop group The Shins, and the Elephant Six collective.
History
Before Ed Reyes and Ian Moreno formed The Little Ones, they had been in an indie rock band called Sunday's Best. The following is an excerpt from The Little Ones' website about the history of the band:
Style
The Little Ones' style has been reviewed in the Guardian, "The Little Ones are capable of freakishly infectious guitar pop. Elsewhere, they sound like twee US indie kids doing karaoke versions of Magic Numbers tunes".
Discography
Studio albums
- Morning Tide (July 28, 2008 UK)
EPs
- Sing Song, EP (Feb 12, 2007 UK)
- Terry Tales and Fallen Gates, EP (April 2008)
Singles
- "Lovers Who Uncover" (Nov 13, 2006 UK - EMI) 7", limited edition of 1000, featuring "Lovers Who Uncover" and "Cha Cha Cha".
- "Lovers Who Uncover/Oh, MJ!" (remixes) (Feb 12, 2007 UK - Heavenly) 12" Promo featuring the title tracks and remixes by Stereolab, Zongamin, and Crystal Castles.
- "Oh, MJ!" (Jan 29, 2007 UK - Heavenly) CD, featuring "Oh, MJ!" and "High On A Hill", UK Singles Chart #100 (physical sales only - #29).
- "Lovers Who Uncover" (May 28, 2007) - re-release UK Singles Chart #133 (9/6/2007)
- "Ordinary Song" (Jan 21, 2008 UK - Heavenly) CD and 2 X 7", featuring "Boracay" and "A-O (There's A Sun)" UK Singles Chart #98 (27/1/08)
- "Morning Tide" (July 21, 2008- Heavenly)- Digital Download and 7" also featuring "I Don't Want To Dance"
Notable Achievements
- They performed live on Seattle, Washington radio " station KEXP on July 29, 2006,
- KEXP featured their song, "Oh, MJ!," as its song of the day on November 28, 2006.
- NPR have featured The Little Ones' song "Lovers Who Uncover" as their song of the day.
- They supported popular British rock act Kaiser Chiefs on their UK Arena Tour along with We Are Scientists during the last few months of 2007.
References
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