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LittleHorse bill themselves as 'America's only double-piano rock band', but I like Boston Globe's assessment better: 'Manhattan Transfer duelling with Queen in the Latin Quarter'. Comprised of two New York brothers, E and Jo 'Yo' Horsley, LittleHorse combines truly impressive piano playing (their duelling version of Flight Of The Bumblebees, deserves your time, if for the passive-aggressive janitor alone) with a really eclectic, boogie-woogie sensibility. And yes, there is a lot of piano involved. Think something you'd find in a cool honky-tonky dive bar- the occasional trumpets, a Latin/cabaret flavour and shades of Ben Folds or Billy Joel on the ivories, with elements of Yes and Jellyfish to taste. Plus they take song inspiration from places like Sherlock Holmes, Bonnie & Clyde and Star Wars- 'I Want Your Love' is based loosely on the Odyssey. It's bouncy melodic rock which doesn't take itself seriously.
They've just released a new album, Strangers In The Valley, available through iTunes and CDBaby, but beyond the release concert for that in October, concert dates appear to be thin on the ground, which is a pity. Sometimes you just get the feeling that a band would be good live, and this is one of those times- despite the problems that would probably come from touring with two pianos.
Official site: www.LittleHorse.net
Myspace: myspace.com/littlehorseband
Buy their album on iTunes
Wow, I'm not going to bother trying to top Randy's last post on Baby Got Back (which single-handily charted the covers group to the [This is Good] page).
Anyway, here's a hint in coming up with your band's name: Don't make it too generic. For instance, searching for 'The Dweebs', I found too many bands with that name (including one from St Paul, Minnesota). Who knew there were so many Dweebs out there?
Their discography, according to their www.myspace.com:
SINGLES
- Chart Raider/Space Invader - Fierce Panda
- Buzzsong (split single with Mogwai)- Che Records
- No hit wonder - Damaged Goods
- Scooby Doo - Blanco Y Negro
- Oh Yeah, Baby - Blanco Y Negro
- I.O.U Everything - Blanco Y Negro
ALBUM
- Turn you on (LP) - Blanco Y Negro
