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Little Joy [11/4] (CD)

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Little Joy Artist Snapshot:

In 2008, The Strokes' drummer Fabrizio Moretti met Los Hermanos's singer/guitarist Rodrigo Amarante, and were subsequently joined by L.A. musician Binki Shapiro. After many a late night rendezvous, the trio initiated a project called Little Joy, and with the help of Noah Georgeson, recorded their debut. Incorporating wide-ranging influences, including that of bossa nova, reggae, and calypso, the one constant mandating the band's sound was to simply create music different from that of the members' fulltime outfits.

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DISC 1 for Little Joy [11/4] (CD) Album By Little Joy (Artist)
1   Next Time Around
2   Shoulder To Shoulder
3   Play The Part
4   No Ones Better Sake
5   Unattainable
6   Brand New Start
7   Evaporar
8   How To Hang A Warhol
9   With Strangers
10   Don't Watch Me Dancing
11   Keep Me In Mind
 

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Review

Rolling Stone (p.90) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "With Moretti on guitars, drums and backing vocals, the vibe is closing time at the Beachcomber: century pop with Jamaican, Hawaiian and bossa nova flavors."
Spin (p.106) - 3.5 stars out of 5 -- "[T]he debut's barbershop harmonies, Hawaiian strumming, and lovesick melodies transform rock-club jadedness into an aesthetic fit for honeymoons..."
Mojo (Publisher) (p.102) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "Their debut certainly has an air of simple kicks about it, of lazy, starry Californian nights, of liberation from uptight Manhattan."

Title Note

Little Joy: Rodrigo Amarante (vocals, guitar, classical guitar, ukulele, piano, organ, Mellotron, bass instrument, percussion, background vocals); Binki Shapiro (vocals, guitar, glockenspiel, percussion, background vocals); Fabrizio Moretti (guitar, tenor guitar, melodica, piano, bass instrument, drums, percussion, background vocals).

Personnel: Devendra Banhart (vocals); Noah Georgeson (guitar, slide guitar, background vocals); Brendan Speltz, Ryan Duffy (violin); Wen Yee (viola); Mia Barcia-Colombo (cello); Andy Leonard (clarinet); Alison Lowell (oboe); Maciej Sflif (bassoon); Amy Tatum (woodwinds); Andrew Balogh (baritone saxophone); Mike Davis (trumpet); Keegan Wood (trombone); David Tuohy, Loribeth Capella, Adam Green, Nick Valensi (background vocals).

Audio Mixers: Ken Thomas; Noah Georgeson; Thom Monahan.

Comprising singer and guitarist Rodrigo Amarante (of Los Hermanos), singer Binki Shapiro, and drummer Fabrizo Moretti (of the Strokes), Little Joy creates with their debut a thoroughly enjoyable album of sweet, simple indie pop. The mood is laid-back and bright, with stylistic flashes of reggae, MPB, folk, soul, and soft rock (with no little influence from the Beatles and the Beach Boys), and the whole is satisfying from beginning to end. It invites the listener to open the windows, turn up the stereo, and kick back. And as seemingly breezy and feel-good as LITTLE JOY might be, the songs are surprisingly durable and invite repeated listens.

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