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Demo Review

Little Things
Swallows and Little Things

Article written by Gavin S - Mar 18, 2007

Young quartet from Guildford, Little Things perform pop. Pop, pop and more pop. While all completing university degrees they have managed to release their second demo-E.P., �Swallows And Little Things�.

While it is impossible to describe their performances as �tight�, one can sympathise. Achieving a polished sound cannot be easy when you pack as much into each track as Little Things consistently do. There are heaps of things going on here and male vocalist Henry�s control occasionally suffers.

These songs are full of love and goodwill. On Red Estate Car the subject of this affection is directed towards friends, �But I feel like the luckiest guy, �cos these cool people think that I�m alright. But I feel like the happiest guy, �cos these cool people want to make me smile.�

A warm pop-song topped off with vocals flying in all directions and� wait. Is that a kazoo?! Vocalist Rokhsan takes the lead on �When I Get To Sleep I Just Can't Believe That I Get To Dream Of You�, singing with a carefree, summertime style. It�s an effective, warm approach.

This is a young band writing fabulous, upbeat pop-tunes. It is hard to doubt that as their experience and studio time grows lovers will skip along hand-in-hand to these affectionate songs. It is testament to the enthusiasm and creativeness of Little Things that they are able to cram various styles into a 3 minute song. These are extremely busy tracks, yet the result? Yup, pop!

Links:
http://www.myspace.com/littlethingsloveyou