4.4 The Little Ones @ The Troubadour
How cute are The Little Ones? First off, you’ve got to love a band so full of good feeling that one of their songs features back up singing that’s nothing more than laughter. In fact, on the “Sounds Like” section of their you-know-what profile, they give a shout out to laughter, as well as lobster, tiki shacks, juggling, and smiles. They might also have included piñatas, carnivals, and candied apples; anything that makes life just a little better simply by being. The LA-based quintet looked like they were having the time of their lives as they delivered a set of stylish and heartfelt indie pop for a nearly sold out room. Singer/guitarist Ed Reyes beamed beatifically as his proud parents videotaped from the balcony and a bearded Keanu Reeves watched from the back of the bar. According to the band’s mantra, Uncle Lee’s Rule of Feet, a new song is only worthy of being a Little Ones track if, and only if, each of the band member’s feet can shuffle along to it. The statute has served them well, because the new song the band debuted last night was yet another percussion-fueled, dance inducing blast of sweetly sophisticated pop.
