Artist.......: Little Man Tate
Album........: About What You Know
Label........: Yellow Van
Genre........: Indie
Catnr........: n/a
source.......: CDDA
rip.date.....: Dec-12-2006
str.date.....: Jan-29-2007
quality......: VBR/44,1Hz/Joint-Stereo
Url..........: www.littlemantate.co.uk
track title time
01. Man I Hate Your Band 03:37
02. European Lover 03:16
03. Sexy In Latin 03:25
04. This Must Be Love 03:23
05. House Party At BoothyÆs 04:13
06. Who Invented These Lists? 02:56
07. Court Report 03:45
08. 3 Day Rule 02:24
09. This Girl IsnÆt My Girlfriend 03:07
10. Down On Marie 03:20
Runtime 33:26 min
Size 53,8 MB
Release Notes:
ItÆs safe to say that when Jon, Maz, Ben and Dan,
singer, guitarist, bassist and drummer in Little
Man Tate, first got together under a year ago, they
couldnÆt have been prepared for what lay ahead.
Then, they were four lifelong friends from
Sheffield whoÆd spent their teens playing football,
drinking and chasing girls together, in thrall of
the sounds of Pulp, the Roses, the Pistols and Blur
who formed a band for the simple pleasure of
playing gigs.
Now, twelve months on, theyÆre still four lifelong
friends from Sheffield, still chasing the good
times together, but on the verge of something a
little but special. The gigs are getting bigger and
bigger, selling out in less and less time; the
clamour for their debut single The Agent saw all
2000 copies sell out in no time at all and with new
single What? What You Got? and a debut album on the
horizon, soon thereÆll be no more driving through
the night from gigs to make it back in time for
morning shifts at work.
Like all great bands, Little Man Tate are a gang,
possessed with a hedonistic, good time ethos that
bonds the four together. They formed through
genuine friendship rather than through classified
ads in the back of the music press, all playing
Sunday league football together and writing songs
in JonÆs bedroom. TheyÆre as much at home on the
terraces of Hillsborough (Jon and Ben) and Bramall
Lane (Maz and Dan) as at the bar in The Boardwalk
(where Jon worked in the box office). And from
humble, everyday surroundings they make
extraordinary music.
ôYouÆve got a funny mind, youÆre a little bit
twisted: singe Jon on the bandÆs debut single. HeÆs
a fine one to talk, seeing as Little Man TateÆs
repertoire of twisted pop deals with everything
from cross dressing football hoolies to bisexual
threesomes. ItÆs this glammed-up kitchen sink
observation, married to unashamed melody that has
seen Little Man Tate converting the masses across
the land. Tracks such as next single What? What You
Got?, Young Offenders and Court Report have already
become word of mouth classics.
After a handful of early gigs, a buzz quickly built
around the band, first around Sheffield and the
surrounding area by word of mouth, and then much
further afield via the bandÆs website
(www.littlemantate.co.uk) and Myspace site
(www.myspace.com/littlemantatemusic.com). In no
time at all, gig attendances doubled, then tripled,
and Little Man Tate found themselves receiving
plaudits from The Guardian to Rolling Stone. They
then headed out on a nationwide Club NME tour and
the reception they received was spectacular,
resulting in a sold out Academy tour in January.
When their debut single The Agent was released in
February, the scramble for it was unprecedented and
all 2000 copies sold out in days.
Little Man Tate are currently in the studio,
putting the finishing touches to next single What?
What You Got? and their as yet untitled debut
album. ThereÆs also the small matter of a headline
UK tour throughout April and May which saw shows at
LondonÆs 100 Club and SheffieldÆs 1200 capacity
Plug sell out in a day.
Little Man Tate chose their name because ôthe
filmÆs about a boy whoÆs little and clever. WeÆre
not little and weÆre not clever. ItÆs ironic. We
just love to play our music live.ö Unassuming to
the end, maybe soon Little Man Tate will realise
just how special they are.
ôLittle Man Tate: man, we love your bandö û NME