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• Little Joy is a 3-man indie band formed by Rodrigo Amarante, Fabrizio Moretti and Binki Shapiro. Named after a cocktail lounge, the band's debut album was released in November 2008 by Rough Trade Records.

• Fast Facts

  1. Genres: Alternative Rock, Indie Rock
  2. Origin: Los Angeles, CA
  3. Album: Little Joy
  4. Label: Rough Trade Records
  5. Years active: 2008 - Present

• Band Members

  • Fabrizio Moretti - Guitar/Tenor Guitar/Piano/Bass/Drums/ Percussion/Melodica & Backing Vocals
  • Binki Shapiro - Vocals/Guitar/Glockenspiel/Percussion & Backing Vocals
  • Rodrigo Amarante - Vocals/Guitar/Piano/Bass/Ukulele/Organ/ Melotron/ Percussion & Backing Vocals

• Albums

  • 2008 - Little Joy

• Little Joy Reviews

  • "Along with Albert Hammond Jr.'s restless solo career, Fabrizio Moretti's new band suggests that Strokes side projects are an astonishingly great idea. Named for an L.A. cocktail lounge and sounding like one, the trio are fronted by Rodrigo Amarante, a polyglot Brazilian rocker who comes off like a languid Julian Casablancas. Binki Shapiro is the group's Nico, adding delicate vocals and glockenspiel to the lullaby-ish "Don't Watch Me Dancing" and the reggae-inflected "The Next Time Around." With Moretti on guitars, drums and backing vocals, the vibe is closing time at the Beachcomber: songs that conjure mid-20th-century pop with Jamaican, Hawaiian and bossa nova flavors. Like Vampire Weekend, it's indie rock getting its global groove on." - Rolling StoneRolling Stone: Little Joy Review

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