BeatCrave Fav: Little Boots
By Seraphina L.
Little Boots may be a perfect stage name for a small British girl, but Victoria Hesketh’s sound is anything but petite. Her style incorporates a Yamaha Tenori-On, synthesizer, stylophone, and piano with a sublime combination of disco and electronic beats underneath genuine vocals. Her crisp songwriting is easily paving her path to become one of the best pop stars out there today. Multi-tasking has never sounded so addicting.
It’s funny to think she started out by posting YouTube videos of herself using her new toy, but her art will go beyond much more than blog popularity. She is already performing at a handful of shows around the world and scheduled for multitude of SXSW parties. I, personally, cannot wait to hear her full-length debut after hearing songs such as “Stuck On Repeat” and “Meddle.” I have a feeling it’ll be one of top albums I listen to most in 2009. Getting Greg Kurstin of The Bird and The Bee to perfect the release might also confirm that.
Check Little Boots out in our BeatCrave Fav series below and vote for her in Friday’s poll!
Pick of the Day: Little Boots
Type: Electronica/Pop/Disco
Band Members:
- Victoria Hesketh
- Yamaha Tenori-On
Discography:
- Arecibo EP (2008) – More Info/Buy now
- Little Boots EP (2009) – Only released in UK via Atlantic Records
Videos:
Performance of “Meddle” on Later with Jools Holland
Performance of “Stuck On Repeat” and “New in Town” on xBox Campfire Session
Watch more Little Boots videos here.
Upcoming Shows:
3/07 Manchester @ JD Set Gig
3/12 Preston @ 53 Degrees
3/13 Middlesborough @ The Cornerhouse
3/14 Leeds@ The Faversham
3/18 Austin, Texas @ Fader Fort, SXSW
3/19 Austin, Texas @ IAMSOUND party, SXSW
3/19 Austin, Texas @ Official Windish Showcase, SXSW
3/20 Austin, Texas @ Pitchfork Party, SXSW
3/21 Austin, Texas Chop Schop Official showcase, SXSW
3/21 Austin, Texas @ Perez Hilton’s Party, SXSW
3/27 Manchester, Northwest @ Sankey Soaps
4/02 High Wycombe @ Bucks Uni
4/03 Bristol @ Carling Academy
4/04 Southampton @ We Are Rockstars, Unit
4/20 Paris @ Bataclan w/ The Ting Tings
4/21 Paris @ Bataclan w/ The Ting Tings
4/23 Bordeaux @ Krakatoa w/ The Ting Tings
4/24 Lyon @ Transbordeur w/ The Ting Tings
4/30 London, London and South East @ Koko, Annie Mac Presents
5/16 Brighton @ The Great Escape
5/25 Newcastle Gateshead, Northeast @ Evolution Festival
More Info:
This Week’s BeatCrave Favs:
*** Remember to vote in Friday’s BeatCrave Fav poll for your favorite artist!
Photo via Little Boots MySpace
Friday, March 6, 2009 2:00PM
[...] The hypnotic steampunk band, Abney Park (listen here), the fashionable duo, The Keyishe (listen here), the Australian electro-pop group, Cut Copy (listen here), or the British Tenori-on loving pop star, Little Boots (listen here)? [...]
Monday, March 9, 2009 3:04PM
[...] Little Boots [...]
Thursday, July 30, 2009 1:14PM
[...] Boots (aka Victoria Hesketh), one of our BeatCrave Favs, is back with another video to promote her new single, “Remedy.” Although I still wish [...]
Monday, September 21, 2009 12:04PM
[...] TWO times in the band’s entire existence. They have recently opened up for electronica-pop Fav, Little Boots and will be opening for Franz Ferdinand next [...]
Friday, October 16, 2009 12:09PM
[...] is the usual motif of space and glitter, but Boots (aka Victoria Hesketh) looks especially great in this video. It’s a little dramatic with her star-gazing and hand [...]