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Little Boots: Hands

Boot it to the curb British electro-popper Little Boots’ full-length U.S. debut, Hands, falls flat, but it’s not for lack of trying. On paper, so much about it seems promising: There’s a collaboration with Lady Gaga producer RedOne (“Remedy”); a duet with Human League vocalist Philip Oakey (“Symmetry”), a sly nod to Boots’ obvious New Wave influences; even a clever song inspired by a Sylvia Plath poem (“Mathematics”), for the literary types. Alas, the best laid plans of musicians and producers can still add up to a boring album....  read more

Little Boots Adds Dates to Spring Tour

We told you in January about the U.S. release of Hands, the debut full-length from Britain’s reigning electro-pop queen, Little Boots, not to mention her spring tour. Now, Little Boots has added a smattering of dates to that list, including a spot at Coachella....  read more

Little Boots Preps Full-Length U.S. Debut, Tour

Victoria Hesketh, AKA Little Boots, has had us glued into our dancing shoes ever since her single “Stuck on Repeat” came out on 2008 EP Arecibo. She followed it up with another U.S.-only EP last June called Illuminations, and until this spring, to get her full-length LP, Hands, Stateside folks had to send their money across the pond. As of March 2, though, that shimmery disco pop full-length will finally have its U.S. release....  read more

Can't Get You Out of My Head: Little Boots Sticks Around

Victoria Hesketh, the nymphish Brit behind electro-pop outfit Little Boots, wrote her university dissertation on originality in pop music, so she knows what she’s talking about when she admits, disheartened...  read more

Little Boots to Release Another U.S.-Only EP

The problem at hand isn't really a problem, necessarily. You see, British pop sensation Little Boots keeps releasing singles and EPs crammed with electro-anthems and jittery disco but won't come out with a full-length album. We want more in a big way; she keeps giving us more in an incremental way. It would be frustrating, if the songs we did get weren't so darn repeat-inducing. And in any case, her debut LP Hands is due later this year....  read more

Perez Hilton's Three Musical Acts to Watch in 2009

Gossip-site honcho Perez Hilton is best known for slamming "celebutards" like Mushy Fartone and Slutty Cyrus, drawing coke noses onto photos of Amy Winehouse with MS Paint and coining new phrases that his fans promptly incorporate into their vocabulary. Viva La Drunkst!, anyone? ...  read more

10 New Artists to Watch in 2009

Last year brought us terrific debut albums from Vampire Weekend, MGMT, Fleet Foxes, Santogold, Bon Iver, Lykke Li, Ra Ra Riot and more. So, who’s on deck for 2009? Here are 10 artists on my radar in the new year, excluding the artists we've given various amounts of ink to in the past. (That would be: Passion Pit, Janelle Monáe, Samantha Crain, Dent May, Glasvegas, Rye Rye and Chester French, all of whom will release debut full-length albums in the new year.) Feel free to comment on what bands you're anticipating in '09....  read more