Tuesday, October 03, 2006

The Little Ones Sign To Astralwerks/Heavenly


FEATURED ARTIST: THE LITTLE ONES
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[MP3] The Little Ones - Cha Cha Cha

Now I have never been one to straight up post press releases as they are sent to me, but this one was so great I just had to.

The Little Ones sign with Astralwerks and Heavenly

Los Angeles five-piece The Little Ones have signed a worldwide deal with
Astralwerks. The band will now specifically call Astralwerks home in the
Americas and Heavenly Recordings in the UK and Europe. The deal represents
the first of it's kind between the two labels.

According to Astralwerks GM Errol Kolosine, "Heavenly is one of the
world's most consistently quality labels and has been our partner on many
great releases over the past 5 years. This signing represents an
exciting new way for us to join forces 100% with our shared vision, aesthetic
and approach."

The Little Ones have quickly established a reputation for their
exhuberatnt, unabashedly feel-good pop - the New York Times called it
"one of the year's most lovable indie-rock CDs."

The band was formed in 2005 by Edward Reyes and Ian Moreno, formerly of
Sunday's Best. Reyes recruited his kid brother Brian, along with Lee
LaDouceur and Greg Meyer and began rehearsing and writing songs at a
rapid pace, resulting in the release of the Sing Song mini-album which the
band initally self-released - it will now see a proper release via
Astralwerks on October 17, 2006, including a bonus track not on the original
release.

The band quickly found an audience through online praise and shows in
LA, New York, Seattle and San Francisco. This winter they will be recording
their debut full-length in LA which should see a mid-2007 release.

The band's first national tour is also currently underway, with the French
Kicks
- remaining dates are listed below, with dates with Gomez in October
and then Small Sins in November. The band will tour the UK for the first time
in January supporting The Boy Least Likely To.


THE LITTLE ONES

10/03/06 Washington DC @ Black Cat *
10/04/06 Philadlephia, PA @ North Star*
10/05/06 New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom#
10/06/06 New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom#
11/03/06 New York, NY @ Canal Room (Astralwerks CMJ Showcase)
01/15/07 Norwich, UK @ Arts Centre %
01/17/07 Brighton, UK @ Komedia %
01/17/07 Bristol, UK @ Fleece %
01/18/07 Nottingham, UK @ Rescue Rooms %
01/19/07 Glasgow, UK @ Oran Mor %
01/20/07 Aberdeen, UK @ Moshulu %
01/21/07 Newcastle, UK @ Academy 2 %
01/22/07 Newcastle, UK @ Academy 3 %
01/23/07 Birmingham, UK @ Barfly %
01/24/07 Portsmouth, UK @ Wedgewood Rooms %
01/25/07 London, UK @ Scala %

* = w/ French Kicks
# = w/ Gomez
% = w/ The Boy Least Likely To

P.S. If you guys need a fourth Tamborinist on your UK tour with Boy Least Likely To YOU TOTALLY KNOW WHO TO CALL.

P.P.S. The Little Ones with Boy Least Likely To could be the cutest damn tour ever. Only thing missing that could make it cuter - Baby Pandas and Koala Bears as stage hands. DUDE hook it up - That tour could be friggin' unstoppable.

Congratulations Gents!

JAX - The Rock Insider