Little Name - How to Swim and Live
Reviewed by david
How to Swim and Live is charming enough in its own right to dissuade anyone from calling it derivative—Little Name, i.e., Lee Barker, doesn't shy away from his range of obvious influences. This debut channels much of the classic British twee of the last couple of decades and the gamut of orchestrated '60s pop, topping it off with a thick cockney accent. Barker keeps his lyrics simple and sweet, touching on love and unhappiness in nearly every song, yet keeps a steady, upbeat pace filled with brass, keys, bells and dual vocals. [www.littlename.co.uk]