Little Champions

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Little Champions is an indie rock band from Seattle, Washington, formed in 1996. The band's founding members are Becky Harbine (base, Keyboards, vocals), Scott Harbine (guitar, vocals), and Fred Stuben (drums). Later Fred Stuben switched to guitar, and Chris Shymko was recruited to play drums. The band was signed to Barsuk Records and released it's first full length album, Pillow. Drummer Chris Shymko left the band not long after and was replaced by Kate Kinney. The group subsequently released their second full album on Barsuk Records. Later line-up changes include the addition of Paul Mason on second guitar, later leaving the band to form his own group, Whiskey Ship Choir; the departure of Kate Kinney and return of Chris Shymko on drums; and Eric Wolfe replacing Fred Stuben on guitar. The group's third album, Fire Let Me In, Lava Let Me Out, is a self-release due out in April 2008.

The band was one of the first acts to sign to Barsuk Records; their album Pillow was the 7th release on the label. Their third release will be directly distributed through their MySpace page. The band's debut album was reviewed by Pitchfork Media [1] and their second release by PopMatters.[2]. A live review from Performer Magazine can be found at [3].