Littl'ans
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Littl'ans are an English
alternative rock
band, who have had marginal success.
The Littl'ans consist of Andrew Aveling on vocals/guitar, Alex Mahood on lead guitar, Ryan Blagrove on bass and Ben Clarke on drums/vocals.
They supported Babyshambles
on their autumn 2005 tour, alongside playing other dates with them in 2006, and embarked on their own Club NME
tour nationwide in the late months of 2005.
They released a single
with Pete Doherty
titled "Their Way" on 17 October 2005. Written by Aveling, Doherty liked the song so much he asked to sing on it. Many wrongly have reported Doherty wrote and performed this song as an apology for "stealing" Babyshambles
band members Patrick Walden
and Adam Ficek
from Aveling's old band, The White Sport. This is false, as The White Sport had broken up before Walden had joined Babyshambles, Ficek did not join until later in Babyshambles career. The song reached number 22 in the UK Singles Chart
and number 2 in the UK Indie Chart
.
Littl'ans have also been linked with Hedi Slimane
, head designer for Dior Homme
. Littl'ans wrote the soundtrack
to the Dior Homme Spring/Summer 2007 catwalk show. The song was called "We Look Good Together".
Littl'ans recorded their debut album
in New York
and it was released in July 2008 on Revtone (USA), Vital (UK) and Vinyl Junkie (Japan).
On 21 March 2009, the band performed at the 2009 South by Southwest
festival in Austin, Texas
.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
alternative rock
Alternative rock
Alternative rock is a genre of rock music and a term used to describe a diverse musical movement that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular by the 1990s...
band, who have had marginal success.
The Littl'ans consist of Andrew Aveling on vocals/guitar, Alex Mahood on lead guitar, Ryan Blagrove on bass and Ben Clarke on drums/vocals.
They supported Babyshambles
Babyshambles
Babyshambles are an English indie rock band established in London. The band was formed by Pete Doherty during a hiatus from his former band The Libertines, but Babyshambles has since become his main project . Babyshambles has released two albums, three EPs and a number of singles...
on their autumn 2005 tour, alongside playing other dates with them in 2006, and embarked on their own Club NME
NME
The New Musical Express is a popular music publication in the United Kingdom, published weekly since March 1952. It started as a music newspaper, and gradually moved toward a magazine format during the 1980s, changing from newsprint in 1998. It was the first British paper to include a singles...
tour nationwide in the late months of 2005.
They released a single
Single (music)
In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...
with Pete Doherty
Pete Doherty
Peter Doherty is an English musician, writer, actor, poet and artist. He is best known musically for being co-frontman of The Libertines, which he reformed with Carl Barât in 2010. His other musical project is indie band Babyshambles...
titled "Their Way" on 17 October 2005. Written by Aveling, Doherty liked the song so much he asked to sing on it. Many wrongly have reported Doherty wrote and performed this song as an apology for "stealing" Babyshambles
Babyshambles
Babyshambles are an English indie rock band established in London. The band was formed by Pete Doherty during a hiatus from his former band The Libertines, but Babyshambles has since become his main project . Babyshambles has released two albums, three EPs and a number of singles...
band members Patrick Walden
Patrick Walden
Patrick George Walden is best known as the former guitarist for Babyshambles. Prior to joining Babyshambles, Walden belonged to a variety of London groups, among which were Fluid, the Six Cold Thousand, and The White Sport. He played guitar for The White Sport alongside another future Babyshambles...
and Adam Ficek
Adam Ficek
Adam Ficek is an English musician who performs under the 'Roses Kings Castles' name, and was a song writer and member of Babyshambles....
from Aveling's old band, The White Sport. This is false, as The White Sport had broken up before Walden had joined Babyshambles, Ficek did not join until later in Babyshambles career. The song reached number 22 in the UK Singles Chart
UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...
and number 2 in the UK Indie Chart
UK Indie Chart
The UK Independent Chart or Indie Chart is a chart of the best-selling independent record releases in the UK.- History :In the wake of punk, small record labels began to spring up, as an outlet for artists that were unwilling to sign contracts with major record companies, or were not considered...
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Littl'ans have also been linked with Hedi Slimane
Hedi Slimane
Hedi Slimane is a French fashion designer of Tunisian, Italian-Brazilian origins. He studied political sciences , and Art History at the École du Louvre, and was also educated as a tailor...
, head designer for Dior Homme
Dior Homme
Dior Homme is the menswear division of Christian Dior SA, the French clothing retailer. Dior Homme is currently under the creative direction of Kris Van Assche since spring/summer 2008...
. Littl'ans wrote the soundtrack
Soundtrack
A soundtrack can be recorded music accompanying and synchronized to the images of a motion picture, book, television program or video game; a commercially released soundtrack album of music as featured in the soundtrack of a film or TV show; or the physical area of a film that contains the...
to the Dior Homme Spring/Summer 2007 catwalk show. The song was called "We Look Good Together".
Littl'ans recorded their debut album
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
in New York
New York City
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and it was released in July 2008 on Revtone (USA), Vital (UK) and Vinyl Junkie (Japan).
On 21 March 2009, the band performed at the 2009 South by Southwest
South by Southwest
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festival in Austin, Texas
Austin, Texas
Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of :Texas and the seat of Travis County. Located in Central Texas on the eastern edge of the American Southwest, it is the fourth-largest city in Texas and the 14th most populous city in the United States. It was the third-fastest-growing large city in...
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Discography
| Year | Release Date | Title | UK Singles Chart UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ... |
Album |
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| 2005 | October 17 | "Their Way Their Way (song) "Their Way" is the debut single by indie rock group Littl'ans. It was released in October 2005 and reached number 22 in the UK Singles Chart. The band were touring with Babyshambles at the time the song was recorded and their lead singer Pete Doherty liked the song so much he asked it he could... " (featuring Pete Doherty Pete Doherty Peter Doherty is an English musician, writer, actor, poet and artist. He is best known musically for being co-frontman of The Libertines, which he reformed with Carl Barât in 2010. His other musical project is indie band Babyshambles... ) |
22 | — |
| 2008 | May 9 | "Is It Wrong? Is It Wrong? Is It Wrong? is the second single by British guitar band Littl'ans.The single was released on Revtone's website for free download on May 9, 2008.... " |
N/A | Primitive World Primitive World Primitive World is the debut album by indie rock band Littl'ans.The album was recorded in July 2007 and mastered at Sterling Sound in New York.The album was released in Japan on 2 July 2008 and in the UK on 1 December 2008.-Track listing:... |