SPIN calls their track 'Candy Stairs' a "garage-pop near-classic", and it's an accurate hyphen-rich description of the music they make.. On their newest 2009 EP, Vampires Fill Their Waterbeds With Blood, the trio continues to bounce out vital little gems that feel like you've been listening to them all your life, mixed in-between your Kinks and ELO albums. Herman Jolly's whispering crackled voice permeates the spare titanic rock of the title track, while the entire band finds a Sunday-stroll groove for the lush "Windless" and enters epic terrain yet again with "Soul Tack" and "Skins of Bears". Soaring pop choruses saddle up next to the chunky rhythmic din of "Soul Tack" and the message is clear: Kids, it's still ok to dance.
The members of Little Pieces had known each other through a variety of mutual friends, shows, songs, and labels in the Pacific Northwest music scene--Herman Jolly in Portland, and Rob Lloyd and Grant Badger in Seattle. After fronting beloved pop-rockers Sunset Valley through a host of classic albums, Herman spent a few years back in his hometown of Bozeman, Montana and then returned to the Northwest, this time Seattle, and near instantly got his old friends Grant and Rob to lend a hand. The two had already established themselves as a go-two rhythm section for musicians like Lanterna, Chris Mills, Bantha, and their own Guitar Defamation League.
After a tour supporting Grandaddy's Jason Lytle, the trio recorded at Jackpot Studio in Portland, found a new name, and released the self-titled Little Pieces album in summer 2008. The name came from Badger, who bartends at the iconic Re-bar in Seattle, says,"I was picking up broken glass, and said 'Oww, it's the little pieces that'll always get you!'"
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I thought Slutty Hearts were the only band who would use the word "albatross" in a song, but I guess not. I like this one! The guitar sound is super sassy.
I am so sad because someone broke into my car and stole my cds and your cd was in there! When are you playing in Portland again so I can try and get another one?
