Little Girl Lost
Better Dead Than Sorry EP
In a vain effort to help free the Editors house of CD’s, Little Girl Lost is next on my list. Having heard good things about this band, I was keen to hear for myself what they had to offer.
‘Better Dead Than Sorry’ starts with a sharp drum loop, slowly building into a Muse-esque crescendo of squealing guitars with a dark satanic voice – one minute twelve in and I’m already impressed.
The wonderfully titled ‘The List of People I’ve Killed by Letting You Live’ gets straight to the meat of the music leaving you under no illusion that these guys mean business. The vocals may be typically metal (that’s what you come to expect after all), but its the remainder of the sound that dictates whether they have something genuine to offer. It certainly does not conform to the stereotypical thrash song, and diverges into manic, almost Almighty-ish power riffs before chugging back to the screamed vocals and feeding guitar. Although the sound contrast is noticeable, it does not make it feel like it’s been cut and pasted together in the hope it works.
There’s something a bit early 2000’s about the intro to ‘The Betrayal’, leaning towards the nu-metal sound that came and went so quickly. This again though is no bad thing as there were some decent attempts at proper metal music and Little Girl Lost have pillaged the best of it, using it for their own ends. Again, just after two minutes in, they slow the pace down and show once more that they are bigger than just two-chord thrash-monkeys. Everything they try seems to work, and most of the time on the first listening which is quite an accomplishment in itself.
‘This Ends Tonight’ is a departure from the initial shock and awe assault of the first three songs. The muffled vocals really lend another dimension to this melodic little tune and when the vocals strain and become clearer during the chorus, you can feel that the lyrics are more than just filler.
‘You Are Fiction’ cranks the pace up again, but not in the same way as the first songs. It builds up like a fat guy on an aeroplane toilet, at times it threatens to blow and spray everywhere, but instead manages to turn into something you never quite expected – especially towards the end of the tune where it could almost be the RX Bandits.
‘From My Grave To Your Doorstep’ is the final song on the EP and the intro is similar to the start of the CD, being almost their signature. Again, they give it all they can – the breaks are clean, the vocals are at the right mix and technically there isn’t much to fault either.
Little Girl Lost certainly have something and are not the standard-fayre of what most people would say a metal band is. Definitely one to see live and I’m certainly looking forward to their next offering already. Good work fellas!
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