Morning Tide from The Little Ones has truly been a great addition to our collection this year. We did post about them at the end of October, but we wanted something for ourselves as well as our readers. Fortunately enough, we readied a few questions for the LA lads and they were more than happy to answer.
Hello Edward, Brian, Ian, Lee and David- it's great to finally get some words across to you guys- just listening to your music puts me in a good mood despite the constant cloudy days of the cold months on the East Coast. So California is a sunny place, but where did the cheer in your sound come from?
The cheer that's in our sound is a result of us all being really good friends that try to have as much fun as possible when playing together.
I understand you guys are pretty close. How do you all know each other?
Edward and Ian met in college and played in a band together. When that band ended, Ian and Ed went on to start writing new music and looking for new people to play with. Ian brought in me because I was always interested in playing music with him and we had met through his sister, who I date. Now the band had become 3 but we needed someone that could bass and it turns out Ed's brother Brian was in the room. All that was left was we needed a drummer and that's when I called long time childhood friend David who completed the five piece.
The name Little Ones immediately made me think you guys were all short. Where did this name come from and how did it stick?
The name came from Ed's two pugs and we needed a name so we could play a show. We didn't want to think to much about the name and after the first show it stayed with us.
Just a few short years removed from your 2006 release of Sing Song, but now you have a new label and your first full-length record, Morning Tide. Where have The Little Ones been and how has time affected your approach to recording?
After the Sing Song EP we started writing while on the road for Morning Tide. We were touring a lot in the UK so we actually spent two weeks recording part of it in London. After all the fun and hard work we had put into it we were dropped from our label two weeks before the record was about to be released. We were all shocked and it took us a little while to recover, but now the record is out with the help of our friends and label Chop Shop music.
Your sound has a folk-pop sound (just made that up) to it that clearly comes from many years in the sun and multiple genres. What artists have influenced you the most?
We are influenced by a lot of 60's pop bands like the Kinks, Zombies, and Beach Boys. Music from Brazil is also a big influence- Os Mutantes and Lo Borges.
Who is playing in your stereos these days and who would you highly recommend?
I think it's safe to say you can always hear one of us blasting some Mo-town stuff. We all really like the latest Elbow record, it's one of the best records that came out this year.
What are the tour plans for The Little Ones in the coming months?
First we are going to take a little break for the holidays and then probably do something early next year.
The day after the Philadelphia Phillies won the World Series, you played a live session at Y-Rock on XPN. Did you catch any of the celebration during your time here?
Yes, Phillies fans are crazy! Congrats on the win, poor Dodgers.
For more on The Little Ones, check out their web site, MySpace and Last.FM pages.
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