Little by Little... | ||||
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Released | September 13, 2005 | |||
Recorded | January 8–24, 2005 [1] | |||
Studio | Robert Lang Studios Soundhouse Recording | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 37:48 (original) 39:03 (Kill Rock Stars release) | |||
Label | Phonographic Kill Rock Stars (2006 re-release) | |||
Producer | ||||
Harvey Danger chronology | ||||
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Singles from Little by Little... | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [4] |
Alternative Press | [5] |
The A.V. Club | positive [6] |
Consequence of Sound | C− [7] |
Melodic | [8] |
Paste | positive [9] |
Pitchfork | 6.9/10 [10] |
PopMatters | 7/10 [11] |
Stylus Magazine | C− [12] |
Tiny Mix Tapes | [13] |
Little by Little... is the third and final studio album by Harvey Danger. It is the band's first and only album with drummer Michael Welke,replacing the band's original drummer Evan Sult.
The album was released on the band's own Phonographic Records label on September 13,2005. The CD version featured a second disc of B-sides and outtakes in deluxe packaging. In an effort to "embrace the indisputable fact of music in the 21st century", [14] the band made the album available as a free download via BitTorrent and on the band's website. They pointed out that "it’s important that people understand the free download concept isn’t a frivolous act. It’s a key part of our promotional campaign,along with radio and press promotion,live shows,and videos. It’s a bet that the resources of the Internet can make possible a new way for musicians to find their audience –and forge a meaningful artistic career built on support from cooperative,not adversarial,relationships." [14]
On April 19,2006,the band announced on their MySpace blog that the album had been picked up by Olympia-based label Kill Rock Stars for nationwide release on July 25,2006. [15] The re-release's track listing,song order,and album art is different from the Phonographic Records release. The band did some limited touring to accompany the release. [16]
The album title is taken from a quote by Melvyn Douglas's character Homer Bannon in the 1963 film Hud :"Little by little,the look of the country changes because of the men we admire."
The title of the song "Cream and Bastards Rise" is a quote by Paul Newman's character in Harper (1966). "Happiness Writes White" is a maxim first put forth by French writer Henry de Montherlant.
"The Piano Lesson" features someone attempting to play Beethoven's "Für Elise" before switching to Scott Joplin's "The Entertainer."
"Wine,Women and Song" is the first line of "Villanelle of the Poet's Road" by Ernest Christopher Dowson.
All songs written by Aaron Huffman,Jeff J. Lin and Sean Nelson. [17]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Wine, Women, and Song" | 3:15 |
2. | "Cream and Bastards Rise" | 3:17 |
3. | "Moral Centralia" | 4:27 |
4. | "Little Round Mirrors" | 5:15 |
5. | "Happiness Writes White" | 3:09 |
6. | "Incommunicado" | 2:16 |
7. | "Cool James" | 3:26 |
8. | "What You Live By" | 3:04 |
9. | "War Buddies" | 4:25 |
10. | "Diminishing Returns" | 5:13 |
Total length: | 37:48 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "I Missed It" | 4:29 |
2. | "Picture, Picture" | 3:32 |
3. | "Cream and Bastards Rise" (writing snippet) | 0:57 |
4. | "Elvis, I Don't Love You Anymore" | 3:02 |
5. | "Cold Snap" | 4:29 |
6. | "Little Round Mirrors" (writing snippet) | 1:47 |
7. | "Moral Centralia" (demo) | 5:25 |
8. | "Cream and Bastards Reprise" | 4:25 |
9. | "The Piano Lesson" (hidden track) | 0:32 |
Total length: | 28:38 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Wine, Women, and Song" | 3:15 |
2. | "Cream and Bastards Rise" | 3:17 |
3. | "Moral Centralia" | 4:27 |
4. | "Little Round Mirrors" | 5:15 |
5. | "Happiness Writes White" | 3:09 |
6. | "War Buddies" | 4:25 |
7. | "Cool James" | 3:26 |
8. | "Picture, Picture" | 3:32 |
9. | "What You Live By" | 3:04 |
10. | "Diminishing Returns" | 5:13 |
Total length: | 39:03 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "I Missed It" | 4:29 |
2. | "Elvis, I Don't Love You Anymore" | 3:02 |
3. | "Incommunicado" | 2:16 |
4. | "Cream and Bastards Rise" (writing snippet) | 0:57 |
5. | "Cold Snap" | 4:29 |
6. | "Little Round Mirrors" (writing snippet) | 1:47 |
7. | "Moral Centralia" (demo) | 5:25 |
8. | "Cream and Bastards Reprise" | 4:25 |
9. | "The Piano Lesson" (hidden track) | 0:32 |
Total length: | 27:22 |
Personnel per liner notes. [18]
MusiciansHarvey Danger:
Additional musicians:
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Reigon | Date | Label | Format | Ref. |
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United States | September 13, 2005 | Phonographic Records (Phono 02) | 2xCD | [19] |
Various | September 20, 2005 | Self-released (Harvey Danger's website) | BitTorrent | [20] |
September 27, 2005 | DD | |||
United States | April 1, 2006 | Skrocki Records (SKR007) | LP | [21] |
July 25, 2006 | Kill Rock Stars (KRS471) | 2xCD | [15] |
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