Little Red (band)

Little Red were an Australian rock, pop band formed in 2005 by Adrian Beltrame on guitar, keyboard and vocals, Dominic Byrne on guitar and vocals, Quang Dinh on bass guitar and vocals, Tom Hartney on harmonica, keyboard and vocals, and Taka Honda on drums. They issued two albums, Listen to Little Red (28 June 2008) and Midnight Remember (September 2010). The second album peaked at No. 5 on the ARIA Albums Chart. It provided their highest charting single, "Rock It" (June 2010), which reached the top 20 on the related ARIA Singles Chart. The group disbanded in August 2012.

Little Red
(L to R): Taka Honda, Tom Hartney, Quang Dinh, Dominic Byrne, Adrian Beltrame
January 2010, Melbourne
Background information
OriginMelbourne, Victoria, Australia
Genres
  • Pop
  • rock
Years active2005 (2005)–2012 (2012)
Labels
Websitemyspace.com/littleredmusic
Past members
  • Adrian Beltrame
  • Dominic Byrne
  • Quang Dinh
  • Tom Hartney
  • Taka Honda

History

Little Red were formed in 2005 in Melbourne by Adrian Beltrame on guitar, keyboard and vocals, Dominic Byrne on guitar and vocals, Quang Dinh on bass guitar and vocals, Tom Hartney on harmonica, keyboard and vocals, and Taka Honda on drums.[1] They entered the Triple J Unearthed competition.[2] They won the 2008 Australia-wide Garage to V competition held by Virgin Mobile for a slot at all shows of the Australian V Festival in that year,[3] while they also performed at the Falls Festival, Meredith Music Festival, the Big Day Out, the Pyramid Rock Festival and the Laneway Festival.

Little Red's tracks, "Waiting", "Coca-Cola" and "Witch Doctor" received regular play on national youth radio station, Triple J,[4] while "Coca-Cola" was used on the official soundtrack of Australian TV series, Underbelly. It was listed at No. 47 on the Triple J Hottest 100, 2008.[1][5] Their debut five-track extended play, Get Ready!, appeared in April 2008.[1] Australian musicologist, Ian McFarlane, observed, "[they] shone briefly but brightly, playing a sunny, hopelessly romantic brand of retro-pop."[1]

Adrian Beltrame on his keyboards

They independently released their debut album, Listen to Little Red,[1] on 28 June 2008,[6] which debuted at No. 29 on the ARIA Albums Chart.[7][8] It was issued outside Australia by the United Kingdom label, Lucky Number Music[9] on 16 November 2009 and early in 2010 for other markets.

Dominic Byrne, Big Day Out, Sydney, January 2011

Little Red's second album, Midnight Remember, appeared in September 2010, which reached No. 5.[7] McFarlane felt, "it was a more mature recording, eschewing the naivety of the debut for greature depth and texture."[1] It provided a single, "Rock It" (June 2010), which peaked in the top 20,[7] and gained gold accreditation for shipment of 35000 copies.[10]

Taka Honda stands on his bass drum, Quang Dinh in front on his bass guitar.

"Rock It" was listed at No. 2 in Triple J's Hottest 100 of 2010, with the album's second single, "Slow Motion", at 79th position.[1][11] "Rock It" also received the Australian Independent Record (AIR) Award for Best Independent Single/EP.[12] It was used on the soundtrack for the romantic comedy film, No Strings Attached (January 2011).[1] On 21 April 2011 they released a music video for "All Mine", also from Midnight Remember, through Liberation Music.

Little Red disbanded in 2012.[13]

Touring
  • Headlined their 'All Mine' National Tour featuring Worlds End Press & Passport For Amy 2011
  • Toured with Blondie and The Pretenders, Evening On The Green 2010
  • Big Day Out 2011
  • Pyramid Rock 2010/2011
  • Splendour in the Grass July/August 2010
  • Toured with Kasabian in July 2010
  • Headline tour of Australia supported by Ground Components in April/May 2009
  • Headline tour of Australia - University Tour - in October 2008
  • Toured with Vampire Weekend on their national Australian tour in August 2008
  • Headline tour of Australia - album tour - in August/September 2008 supported by The Holidays and Andy Bull
  • Toured with The Panics on their national album tour in May 2008
  • Toured with Spoon in January 2008
  • Toured with Operator Please on their national Australian tour in April 2008
  • Toured with Art of Fighting in September 2007

Discography

Albums

Extended plays

Singles
  • "Coca Cola"/"It's Alright" — Neon Gold/Lucky Number/Lucky Number Music (2009)
  • "Waiting"/"Wait Is Over" — Neon Gold/Lucky Number/Lucky Number Music (2009)
  • "Rock It" (2010) AUS #19[7]
  • "Slow Motion" (2010)
  • "All Mine" (2011)

References
  1. McFarlane, Ian (2017). "Encyclopedia entry for 'Blue Ruin'". The Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop. Jenkins, Jeff (Foreword) (2nd ed.). Gisborne, VIC: Third Stone Press. p. 282. ISBN 978-0-9953856-0-3.
  2. "Little Red". Triple J Unearthed. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  3. Garage to V Archived 9 December 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  4. "Exclusive: Little Red - New Clip".
  5. "History: Hottest 100 2008". Triple J. Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC). Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  6. "Little Red". Myspace.
  7. "Discography Little Red". Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 September 2010.
  8. "Little News – Listen to Little Red Live". idiomag. 22 July 2008. Retrieved 12 September 2008.
  9. "Lucky Number Music".
  10. Top 50 Singles Chart Archived 11 May 2012 at the Wayback Machine Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 2010-10-24.
  11. "Hottest 100 – 2010". Triple J. Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC). Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  12. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 20 February 2011. Retrieved 17 March 2011.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link), Australian Independent Record Labels Association Ltd (AIR), 2012
  13. "Music Feeds".
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