The Little Heroes are an
indie rock band, formed in
Santa Barbara, California in 2004. The band consists of James Lombardo (vocals, guitar), Jonathan Miller (guitar, keyboard), Trevor Pawlewicz (bass) and Sean Price (drums). The band took its name from a series of sculptures composed by their original drummer, Adam Caldwell, which were called “The Little Heroes.”
In 2006, the band signed a record deal with Wednesday Records.
[>[], Mason, Stewart, (2006) The Little Heroes' Biography at Allmusic.com] The band released its first single titled September Falls, on September 19, 2006.
(2006) The Little Heroes' September Falls Release at Amazon.com Black Velvet Magazine described the single as “so radio-friendly it hurts and so stunning it stops you in your tracks.” The single appeared alongside 3OH!3 and Oliver Future in Episode 5 of the MTV show Real World Hollywood.
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In March 2007, the band followed up the single with their first full-length record “Cinematic Americana.”
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MTV.com Biography on The Little Heroes The record was produced by Angus Cooke (The Ataris, The Snake, The Cross, The Crown, Bad Astronaut) at Orange Whip Studios.
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, Wikipedia Entry for Angus Cooke The record received coverage in national publications such as PopMatters, Lost at Sea and The Red Alert.
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MacNeil, Jason, (July 12, 2007) The Little Heroes' Cinematic Americana review at PopMatters[br>]
Svanberg, Daniel, (2007) The Little Heroes' Cinematic Americana review at Lost at Sea[br>]
Lodge, Michael, (2007) The Little Heroes' Cinematic Americana review at The Red Alert Billboard Magazine described the sound on the record, stating “We Love it. We really do. There's jagged pieces of Jimmy Eat World, Silversun Pickups and Saves The Day poking through string sections and big crescendos, the kind of sweeping melodic Valium that makes our stone-cold hearts like Coldplay.”
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Hastie, Katie, (2007) The Little Heroes' Cinematic Americana review at Billboard Magazine The record broke the Top 200 on the CMJ college music charts. Songs from the record went on to be featured in over fifty film and television shows, including MTV’s “The Hills,” Lifetime Network’s “Army Wives” and the CW’s “One Tree Hill.”
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On November 10, 2009, The Little Heroes released their second full-length record entitled “Thank You.”
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Estrella Online, (2009) "The Little Heroes Announce Release of New Record." The record was recorded in Los Angeles, California at
Kingsize Soundlabs (Built to Spill, Rilo Kiley, Great Northern) and mastered by Dave Harris (John Vanderslice) at Studio B in North Carolina.
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Studio B Mastering
Members
*James Lombardo (Vocals, Guitar)
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Jonathan Miller (Guitar)
*Trevor Pawlewicz (Bass)
*Sean Price (Drums)
*Ray Salazar (Drums on Cinematic Americana)
Discography
Studio albums
* ''Thank You'' (2009)
* ''Cinematic Americana]'' (2007)
EPs
* ''September Falls EP'' (2006)
References
External links
The Little Heroeson
Myspace
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Indie rock musical groups from California