I'm quite pleased by the sensual tunes coming from the new collaboration between the Stroke's Fab Moretti and Rodrigo Amarante of Los Hermanos. Little Joy boasts a strong concept: musically talented (somewhat famous) friends live in LA's Echo park together and play laid-back pan-American pop. Even better than a strong concept, is the incredibly agreeable product, an album that is slick, nostalgic, and mysterious without breaking the surface tension of pretence. Unsurprisingly, the band is friendly with the likes of Devendra Banhart and Noah Georgeson.
Both Fab, Rodrigo, and the possibly even the band's third member, Binki Shapiro, have roots in Brazil. Something like a Brazilian flavor enters the album, available November fourth, but I feel more like drinking with friends than traveling across borders when I listen to a elegant, mournful song like "The Next Time Around." Little Joy has a major-market club tour scheduled for November.
Photo Via Hobi and Zack at Gorilla vs. Bear
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