The Little Ones: Sing Song - Album Review

This mini-album is released in February in the UK to coincide with their tour starting on 15 January where they are supporting The Boy Least Likely To, Tilly & the Wall and Magic Numbers.

I instantly enjoyed their uplifting and upbeat music. My first impression of this mini-album is a Clap Your Hands Say Yeah with a different singer, however that's not fair on them at all. Their use of simple chords, crescendos and a drummer who sometimes unconventionally, but very effectively adds to the excitement, blends well to create a sunshine filled indie pop album.

The first 2 tracks, Let Them Ring The Bells and Lover Who Uncover are both upbeat, catchy songs with the 'yeah's, 'la's, 'hey's and 'no's all conveniently placed for a good singalong.

The rising chords of Cha Cha Cha along with the brilliant line of "and the abacus says, 'keep on counting…'" makes this my favourite track - also it's great to dance to with my 2 year old daughter.



The song lengths are longer than the norm for this type of music, but they are of good enough quality not to be annoying.

The last 2 tracks are not quite as catchy, particularly in the final song, Heavy Hearts Brigade. There is a break from the higher pitched singing with a more "down to earth" track as the title suggests. This is the least pop-like tune and I get the feeling they didn't want to be pigeon-holed..

In the opening verse of Oh, MJ! is:
Fire your attention away from jaws to your feet where
We'll make 'em, make 'em move forward.

Ironically, this song is the least likely of the 6 to make your feet move forward, but it shows that it's not all simplistic, indie pop, sunshine stuff.

This mini-album clocks in at just under 25 minutes, which I think is a good length for this type of music. Not too long to get under your skin, and not too short to be forgettable. Definitely worth getting and giving a go.


The Little Ones website: www.wearethelittleones.com/
Free Downloads : Lovers Who Uncover, Cha Cha Cha, High On A Hill
Interesting remix of Lovers Who Uncover
Myspace Page: www.myspace.com/wearethelittleones