Little Racer Runs Abroad

Little Racer is no stranger to RethinkPopMusic as they are quickly becoming a staff favorite and have played a couple of our showcases this year. While they are still armed with a 3 track EP, sharply titled “Songs” (released July 2010) they have recently garnered some interest in the UK and rumor has it that an official release is forthcoming.

Little Racer’s sound is one that is poised, polished and “pop”… not as a genre of music but the ability to appeal to a very broad audience. Influences of the Beach Boys, Velvet Underground and Talking Heads are most prevalent on the tracks, with an easy classification of surf/island/yacht certainly to win over the hearts and minds of the mainstream audience. For example check out “Split for the Coast” below:

Little Racer performs “Split for the Coast” at The Rock Shop, Brooklyn from BlearyEyedBrooklyn.com on Vimeo.

Nevertheless, their is also a dirty roadside lounge element to their sound as the snare cracks and the assumed muffled vocal harmonies come out crystal clear. Delicate guitar is intermittently interrupted with fuzzy bass and as the music seemingly begins to digress into the indie noise realm a perfectly placed chorus or harmony brings the track back to center. “The Town” grabs our attention as it traverses the most musical territory with deep horns, doubled vocals and curious breakdowns that cross multiple musical genres.

Little Racer is a rare talent not often praised amongst the ever changing Brooklyn trends and we won’t be surprised when they take it across the Atlantic to be truly appreciated… nor will they be the first.

You can see Little Racer perform at our CMJ showcase at 7:45pm on Wednesday, October 19th at Spike Hill.