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Los Angeles, United States (2007 – present)
Little Joy is formed by Binki Shapiro, Rodrigo Amarante and Fabrizio Moretti, three friends who dropped their routine at their respective hometowns to make a record in Los Angeles, California in 2007.
Through a chance encounter at a Portuguese festival in Lisbon, where both Amarante (Singer/Guitarist of Los Hermanos) and Moretti (drummer of The Strokes) had performed, the two chatted well through the night and into the morning by the side of the river, humoring the idea of working together on music that had no affiliation to their particular bands.
A year later, Amarante traveled to the United States to record with Devendra Banhart on his Smokey Rolls Down Thunder Canyon album. On the off hours of an arduous recording process, Amarante would meet with Moretti to discuss anything but music.
Binki Shapiro, musician and native of Los Angeles, was introduced to the pair through mutual acquaintances and became a fast friend, encouraging the two to focus on the music they had spoken of long before. Through the process of late night “show-and-tell” the three developed and arranged songs Moretti had begun and soon after started writing original music for the group as a band.
A couple of months later they all moved into a house in Echo Park to demo songs and soon after, with the help of producer Noah Georgeson, who had recorded Banhart’s album, they finished their self-titled debut, Little Joy, named after the cocktail lounge just down the street from their home.
Through a chance encounter at a Portuguese festival in Lisbon, where both Amarante (Singer/Guitarist of Los Hermanos) and Moretti (drummer of The Strokes) had performed, the two chatted well through the night and into the morning by the side of the river, humoring the idea of working together on music that had no affiliation to their particular bands.
A year later, Amarante traveled to the United States to record with Devendra Banhart on his Smokey Rolls Down Thunder Canyon album. On the off hours of an arduous recording process, Amarante would meet with Moretti to discuss anything but music.
Binki Shapiro, musician and native of Los Angeles, was introduced to the pair through mutual acquaintances and became a fast friend, encouraging the two to focus on the music they had spoken of long before. Through the process of late night “show-and-tell” the three developed and arranged songs Moretti had begun and soon after started writing original music for the group as a band.
A couple of months later they all moved into a house in Echo Park to demo songs and soon after, with the help of producer Noah Georgeson, who had recorded Banhart’s album, they finished their self-titled debut, Little Joy, named after the cocktail lounge just down the street from their home.
Shoutbox
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DaN_fluir wrote:
Banda foda... Amarante continua genio nessa banda
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noahcd wrote:
Little Joy is A-M-A-Z-I-N-G!!! Binki Shapiro is a very pretty girl too.
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music_hater wrote:
psycontrole, é diferente sim. diferente dos strokes. diferente dos los hermanos. diferente até de outras bandas poraí. e vale MUITO a pena :)
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airtimes wrote:
fantastic live
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psycontrole wrote:
Pô, será que este negócio é diferente mesmo como diz a descrição da banda ou é só mais um modismo? Eu gostaria muito de escutar.
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monkeynotrobot wrote:
are the recommended artists a decent selection of similar music? this album is really refreshing..
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ImgonnaDJ wrote:
Binki looks so hot, and between two men :D Dirty thoughts!
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Vespapreta wrote:
humm....it seems to be nice...Brazilian side of indie rockn' roll
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leovillas wrote:
for me, it's much better than Strokes.
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chicachondet wrote:
in tune ^^
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LuanBezerra wrote:
muito bom ! super válido escutar !
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shmurry wrote:
adore!
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hairspray44 wrote:
definitely not the best strokes side project, but a decent album. i enjoy this album very much for wat it is :D
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krolbonk wrote:
the best strokes side project hands down [4] ; the best strokes side project hands down [3] ; ADÓÓÓRO!!
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sidhoffman wrote:
the best strokes side project hands down [3]
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Rodd1251 wrote:
the best strokes side project hands down [2]
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mamatooo wrote:
my favourite album all time ^^!
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brunarequena wrote:
Little Joy is the definition of love. [2]
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Rodstatu wrote:
eu quero cd novo! :D
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jathammer wrote:
the best strokes side project hands down
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Primavera Club Madrid
Multiple Venues, Madrid, Spain
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LayAssis, calubrancaglion, cesarcamelli and 7 other people added Little Joy to their libraries. 21 minutes ago
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Kaasbroodje90 added Little Joy to the lineup of Little Joy at Paradiso. yesterday evening
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flaviaadolfo tagged Little Joy with ‘seen live’. Saturday evening
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felipe_cez wrote about Little Joy in Melhores Álbuns 2009. Friday evening
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almostaghost connected Little Joy to the group BeckTabs. Thursday afternoon
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ceosp wrote about Little Joy in Exclusicidade. Thursday morning
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