LITTLE GIRLS began in January 2009 as the solo recording project of multi-instrumentalist Josh McIntyre who, at the time, was one-half of Toronto shoegaze duo Pirate/Rock. McIntyre recorded a handful of lo-fi, punk-infused, Joy Division-inspired pop tunes, combining elements of new wave and post punk with layers of fuzz to create murky yet melodic walls of sound. Influences were drawn everywhere from both the Manchester punk scene, the C86 sound as well as the hip hop production of the late J Dilla.

McIntyre posted two songs on the web under the pseudonym Little Girls and almost instantly garnered positive mentions from tastemaker blogs Gorilla vs.Bear, Dazed, and Stereogum. The press exposure continued with an “Essential Tracks” honors in the Globe and Mail (Toronto) and “New Band of the Day” in The Guardian (UK), as well as a NOW Magazine cover and coverage in Dazed and Confused, Eye Weekly, Nylon and Fader, among many others.

In less than two years, McIntyre released five singles, two EPs and an LP, on a variety of independent labels, including Brooklyn-based Mexican Summer and Captured Tracks, Sixteen Tambourines in Japan, and in Canada via Paper Bag Records and Hand Drawn Dracula. Meanwhile, Little Girls began touring as a four-piece band, sharing stages with similar-minded acts like Japandroids, Thee Oh Sees, and Crystal Stilts. They completed a major North American tour in late 2009, followed by numerous forays into the U.S. and throughout Eastern Canada, including appearances at NXNE (Toronto), SXSW (Austin, TX) and CMJ (NYC).

McIntyre has since become a sought after producer, songwriter and DJ, developing as one half of the electronic pop duo Prince Innocence (with singer Talvi Faustmann) and solo as PRINCE JOSH, releasing his CBC Music “Best Albums of 2020” debut The Joy via Hand Drawn Dracula.