Little Red were an Australian pop and rock band formed in 2005 by Adrian Beltrame on guitar, keyboard and vocals, Dominic Byrne on guitar and vocals, Quang Dinh on bass guitar and vocals, Tom Hartney on harmonica, keyboard and vocals, and Taka Honda on drums. They issued two albums, '' Listen to Little Red'' (28 June 2008) and '' Midnight Remember'' (September 2010). The second album peaked at No. 5 on the

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. It provided their highest-charting single, " Rock It" (June 2010), which reached the top 20 on the ARIA Singles Chart. At the EG Awards of 2010, they won Best New Talent. The group disbanded in August 2012.

History

Little Red were formed in 2005 in Melbourne by Adrian Beltrame on guitar, keyboard and vocals, Dominic Byrne on guitar and vocals, Quang Dinh on bass guitar and vocals, Tom Hartney on harmonica, keyboard and vocals, and Taka Honda on drums. They entered the

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competition. They won the 2008 Australia-wide Garage to V competition held by

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for a slot at all shows of the Australian V Festival in that year, while they also performed at the

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, the

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, the

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and the

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. Little Red's tracks, "Waiting", "Coca-Cola" and "Witch Doctor" received regular play on national youth radio station,

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, while "Coca-Cola" was used on the official soundtrack of Australian TV series, ''

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''. It was listed at No. 47 on the

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. Their debut five-track extended play, ''Get Ready!'', appeared in April 2008. Australian musicologist,

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, observed, "

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shone briefly but brightly, playing a sunny, hopelessly romantic brand of retro-pop." Little Red (5424581004)

They independently released their debut album, '' Listen to Little Red'', on 28 June 2008, which debuted at No. 29 on the

. It was issued outside Australia by the United Kingdom label, Lucky Number Music on 16 November 2009 and early in 2010 for other markets. Little Red (5393507917)

Little Red's second album, '' Midnight Remember'', appeared in September 2010, which reached No. 5. McFarlane felt, "it was a more mature recording, eschewing the naivety of the debut for greature depth and texture." It provided a single, " Rock It" (June 2010), which peaked in the top 20, and gained gold accreditation for shipment of 35000 copies. Little Red (5423979519)

"Rock It" was listed at No. 2 in Triple J's Hottest 100 of 2010, with the album's second single, "Slow Motion", at 79th position. "Rock It" also received the Australian Independent Record (AIR) Award for Best Independent Single/EP. It was used on the

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for the romantic comedy film, '' No Strings Attached'' (January 2011). On 21 April 2011 they released a music video for "All Mine", also from ''Midnight Remember'', through Liberation Music. Little Red disbanded in 2012.

Discography

Albums

Extended plays

Singles

Awards and nominations

AIR Awards

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ARIA Music Awards

The

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are a set of annual ceremonies presented by

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(ARIA), which recognise excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of the

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. They commenced in 1987. ! , - , 2011 , ''Midnight Remember'' ,

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EG Awards

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References

External links

Little Red video interview @ VFestival
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