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Little Girls :: Concepts

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Sounds Like: you need to be careful how you phrase the question


RIYL: Psychocandy, Joy Division, A Place to Bury Strangers


A Few Words: It's raining. So guess what? You get droney new wave noise pop. It's actually a miracle you don't get this kind of music more often considering my geographic location. Meteorologists only appear on TV here when the forecast is NOT overcast and drizzly. Needless to say, I haven't seen one for weeks.


So yeah. Little Girls and their album Concepts. I was joking with a good friend of mine recently that it's difficult to profess ones love for this band. Not that it has anything to do with their sound (which I do, indeed, love), just their name. Imagine, if you will, the awkwardness arising at the daycare center when a shabby, bearded man exclaims to his pal, "Oh, I LOVE 'Little Girls'!" Gasp! Horror! And a dozen yoga moms are on their iPhones Face-apping and camera-phoning the perpetrator. Uh oh. One-way ticket to the sex-offender list.


I'm going to start a band and call it "Licking Bike Seats." Or maybe just "To Fuck"--as the girl behind the bar if she likes that band.


Oh, check it out: they're on tour:


11/06 - Philidelphia, PA - Swarthmore #
11/08 - Columbus, OH - Summit &
11/09 - St Louis, MO - Billiken Club &
11/11 - Lawrence, KS - Jackpot Saloon &
11/18 - Windsor, ONT - Phog Lounge +
11/19 - Waterloo, ONT - Bombshelter +
11/20 - Toronto, ONT - Phoenix ++
11/21 - Sudbury, ONT - Townhouse +
11/25 - Winnipeg, MB - Royal Albert +
11/26 - Saskatoon, SK - Amigo's +
11/27 - Edmonton, ALB - New City +
11/28 - Calgary, ALB - Hi-Fi +

^^ w/ Japandroids, You Say Party! We Say Die!
+ w/ You Say Party! We Say Die!
++ w/ Think About Life, You Say Party! We Say Die!
# w/ Blank Dogs
& w/ Nurses


Band :: Little Girls

Album :: Concepts

Song :: Concepts

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