Little Racer “Split For The Coast”
One could be forgiven for not being able to successfully place indie three-piece Little Racer as a modern-day outfit hailing from Brooklyn on an initial blind listen to their debut single “Split For The Coast”.
Blame it on the song’s ever-mutating construct, an endlessly fascinating threading of various genres and musical eras that touches on ragged East Coast lo-fi garage, a breezy ’60′s West Coast swing inspired by the surf-guitar bubblegum and sweet male doo-wop of the Beach Boys and wait, is that bossa nova (?), to color the somber story of a guy having to deal with a girlfriend who’s home-sick for the glorious Cali waves and sunshine she left behind when she moved cross-country to be with him.
Thankfully Little Racer is able to make all the different elements of this variety show-like tune gel into a pretty addictive near-four minute whole, its bountiful supply of impressive genre transitions and great pop moments (the blissfully layered vocal work and riotous rumble on the bridge, the BOSSA NOVA!!!) basically demanding the listener to leap for the replay button at song’s end, while also sparking tons of interest into what other anything-goes delights the band have up their sleeve for their future material.
Pick up the track, and it’s dreamy B-side “The Town”, on iTunes.
Split For The Coast from Little Racer on Vimeo.
