Little Champions is an American

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band from

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, Washington, United States, formed in 1996. The band's founding members are Becky Harbine (bass, keyboards, vocals), Scott Harbine (guitar, vocals), and Fred Stuben (drums). Later Fred Stuben switched to guitar, and Chris Shymko was recruited to play drums. The band was signed to

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and released its first full-length album entitled ''Pillow'' in 1999. Drummer Chris Shymko left the band not long after and was replaced by Kate Kinney. The group subsequently released their second full album on

. Later line-up changes include the addition of Paul Mason on second guitar, later leaving the band to form his own group, ''Whiskey Ship Choir''; the departure of Kate Kinney and return of Chris Shymko on drums; and Eric Wolfe replacing Fred Stuben on guitar. The group's third album, ''Fire Let Me In, Lava Let Me Out'', was a self-release that debuted in July, 2008. The band was one of the first acts to sign to Barsuk Records; their album ''Pillow'' was the 7th release on the label. They toured with

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in the Spring of 2001, down to the

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. Their third release will be directly distributed through their MySpace page. The band's debut album was reviewed by

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and their second release by

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. A live review from ''

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'' can be found online.

Discography

*''Pillow'' (March 1999),

*''Transactions + Replications'' (August 2001),

*''Fire Let Me In, Lava Let Me Out'', (April 2008)

References

External links

Little Champions at Barsuk RecordsLittle Champions' Myspace
* Little Champions at

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