| Little Girls | |
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| Origin | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Genres | Indie rock Post-Punk |
| Years active | 2008–present |
| Labels | Paper Bag Mexican Summer Captured Tracks |
| Website | ? |
| Members | |
| Josh McIntyre Gerald Grison Elliot Jones Matthew Koudys |
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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. In the wake of a series of high-profile blog mentions,[1] Little Girls released their debut album Concepts on Paper Bag Records on October 13, 2009. Prior to Concepts, Little Girls also released an EP, Tambourine with Paper Bag Digital on June 2, 2009. The songs combine lo-fi distorted surf rock with layers of haunting, and melodic walls of sound.[2] Little Girls quickly embarked on a North American tour,[3] performing with some of the most talked about bands of the year, as well, has performed at several major International Music Festivals including Halifax Pop Explosion, Pop Montreal, CMJ and South by Southwest Festival. Little Girls album Concepts debuted at #12 on Chart Attack, the second highest debut achieved that week, #14 on Earshot!, and recently charted at #10 on the Top 50 National Earshot! Charts.[4]
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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 Gorilla vs. Bear,[5] and within days, the music was receiving thousands of plays and Little Girls was getting positive attention from blogs such as The Walrus,[6] No Pain in Pop, Static Fuzz,[7] Exclaim! [8] Pitchfork Media and Brooklyn Vegan. Little Girls' sound also inspired influential UK magazine Dazed & Confused to feature the band in their May 'Mavericks' issue.
Little Girls' sound is driven by youth and nostalgia, and whose influences also 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 were subsequently released on Brooklyn labels Mexican Summer and Captured Tracks.
Josh McIntyre Andrew Wilson Tristan Bates Gerald Grison