Hands

Little Boots (Artist)

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 2, 2010)
• Original Release Date: 2010
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Elektra
• ASIN: B0033G9O0U
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,030 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Editorial Reviews

Product Description

Victoria Hesketh a.k.a Little Boots started her career writing her songs and posting covers on Youtube and Myspace pages. The videos soon became an online sensation generating interest from both fans and music executives in the UK.
The interest resulted in a major record deal, soon after Little Boots was in the studio recording her debut album 'Hands' which was released in the UK on June 8th, 2009. The album debuted at #5 in the UK and is now certified gold. Prior to the album release Little Boots received a tremendous amount of media coverage from both UK and US publications including Rolling Stone (who labeled her as '...a new kind of megastar') NME, Fader (cover feature), Billboard, Esquire, The Guardian, Spin and more.
With the release of 'Hands' in the UK, the US simultaneously released the digital EP 'Illuminations', which included the underground club hit New In Town'. Shortly after, Little Boots released the 'New In Town' Remix EP and the dance club sensation 'Remedy Remix EP'. In addition to the extensive press coverage and a full live show broadcast on NBC's Last Call with Carson Daly, Little Boots has played sold out shows all across Europe as well as several sold out shows in the
US.
In preparation for the US release of 'Hands' on the newly re-launched Elektra Records, Little Boots will be headlining a US tour beginning on March 2nd to celebrate the release of the album, and will be playing at US festivals this spring/summer.
'Hands' is considered by many critics as an album with 'well-crafted' pop songs and 'diverse' production. The album
primarily features songs about love, relationships, and heartbreak, and takes influence from a variety of music styles such as disco, 1980's pop, and Eurodance. The first two singles, 'New in Town' and 'Remedy', reached the top fifteen and top ten in the UK, respectively.
With all of the momentum and accolades, 2010 is the year for Little Boots to gain national stardom in the US.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4.0 out of 5 stars Think of it as..., March 8, 2010

By	David Akiyama (Seattle, WA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

...similar to trance, but with a much faster beat - seeing that it's dance music.

The vocals are wonderful, melodic and reminiscent of what one would get from top trance artists, but, again, with a much more pronounced and faster beat. If you're a fan of online radio and tune into various UK programs, you've probably been hearing these tracks for over a year - 'Stuck on Repeat' and 'New in Town' and 'Remedy' have already garnered considerable airplay and are quite representative of what the rest of the album has to offer.

To compare Little Boots to other artists is neither productive nor practical. Likewise, the 'Customers who bought this item also bought' feature isn't an accurate representation of similar, or, equally appealing, artists. Bottom line, it's catchy, it's pop. It's not clever, so don't think of these tunes as epiphany-inducing; just enjoy the melody and dance.