Band To Watch: Little Red

Continuing the trend of great bands emerging from Australia come five-piece indie rock and roll outfit Little Red. Endearingly describing their music as 'Doo-wop Punk', these guys sound like they've had a run-in with the Beach Boys' producer up in Camden, as 1950s style harmonies and springy instrumentals encapsulate their overall more up-to-date inherent sound. There is an undeniably chilled, summery feel to their tracks, providing a stark contrast to the many brooding and sagacious lyrics that are flowing into microphones otherwise. Yet this provides a surprisingly welcome change, and after growing up on the coast of Melbourne it isn't very difficult to understand by what and how they have been influenced. It is easy to see why they have toured with Vampire Weekend; both sing about topics that their peers might consider nonsensical, but it's refreshing to be transported to a lyrically retro era where the biggest concerns were about holding someone's hand.

Having already made waves in their homeland, Little Red are in the process of launching an attack on the UK, with their debut album due on our colder shores on 16th November and several London shows planned in support of this release. With the cold winter months drawing in, you'd be foolish to overlook a band whose music makes you feel like you're being coated in a warm blanket of honey.

www.myspace.com/littleredmusic