Los Angeles' Little Joy has just put out their debut LP on Rough Trade and they're strumming their way into my heart day by day and note by note. Comprised of Rodrigo Amarante (singer/guitarist of Los Hermanos), Binki Shapiro, and Fabrizio Moretti (drummer of The Strokes), Little Joy plays light and graceful pop rock infused [...]
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Little Joy and assorted recognizable guests/friends -- Valensi, Devendra, Noah Georgeson in a tanktop -- star in this kitschy, '70s TV special-inflected clip for "No One's Better Sake ." mp3: little joy :: no one's better sake **************************
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Stroke's drummer Fab Moretti's team-up with Rodrigo Amarante and Binki Shapiro has lead to one of our absolute favorite albums of 2008. Little Joy's self-titled debut is just so simple and perfect in so many ways. They've released a new video for No One's Better Sake ...(via ) Little Joy - No One's Better Sake -------------------------------------------------------- MySpace | More MP3s | ...
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The best album I've heard in the last month or so is easily the just-released eponymous album by Little Joy. The band are notable for being a new project by the drummer of The Strokes, Fabrizio Moretti. Although he only provides backing vocals to main singer Rodrigo Amarant and more sporadically Binki Shapiro, the stamp [...]
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Little Joy, the side project of Strokes drummer Fab Moretti was always thought to be a one and done deal. That is not so, however, according to a recent interview with Moretti’s close friend Devendra Banhart whom stated that the band are working on a second album that will be out on Rough Trade [...]
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Finally, its up. Pretty happy with this one, think its my best to date. Head here to read all about the bands on the mix, featuring Little Joy, Friendly Fires, School of Seven Bells, Bon Iver, The Temper Trap and The Joy Formidable to name a few. Here's the zip file containing the tracks. Comment on [...]
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Fab Moretti, Rodrigo Amarante, Binki Shapiro // Little Joy :: San FranciscoWe might've mentioned a time or two that we fell in love instantly with Little Joy's irresistible debut LP. Unfortunately, the group has no immediate plans to visit Texas, but our good friends Hobi Zach hit up the band's show last night at the Indie in San Francisco, Polaroid machine in hand. They report that the eve...
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I've been slow to come around to Fab Moretti's Strokes-on-the-beach side project Little Joy. But there's a laid back charm to the breezy "No One's Better Sake" that I find pretty irresistible: If the album's a soundtrack to a sandy, sunny bender, this one's fit for the sluggish morning after, where throwing on shades, sunscreen, and stumbling down for a margarita lunch to think about girls is t...
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Little Joy is the new project from Rodrigo Amarante, Binki Shapiro, and everyone's favorite Stroke, Fab Moretti. From the glorious calypso-garage-folk of the opening track, "The Next Time Around," the band's self-titled debut LP is a simple, tastefully executed affair, anchored by perfectly classic melodies and Noah Georgeson's warm production. It's uncanny how much Amarante sounds like Julian...
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(Editor's Note: Obviously with it being CMJ week in New York there are a ton of great shows worth checking out. If you are one of the folks without a badge just looking to check out one good show a night then these are the picks for you. You can also look forward to full CMJ previews each day this week pointing you towards the best showcases possible. Have a great week!)Monday: Washed Out + Res...
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Little Joy comes to Dallas the night before Thanksgiving (November 26), and we have a couple pairs of tickets to give away, courtesy of Parade of Flesh and Rough Trade . The label has also thrown in a couple of copies of the record for the winners. If you'd like to attend, e-mail us at gorillavsbearcontests@gmail.com with the subject line "Little Joy ," and make sure to specify whether you'...
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