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 MusicBest Albums of 2020” debut The Joy via Hand Drawn Dracula.

“muddy and murky yet epic and grandiose, like the Cure circa Pornography playing Be My Baby at a funeral” – THE GUARDIAN

“these are jams—check them out, and if you’re down, envelop yourself in the Little Girls explosion” – FADER

“[The music is] laced with a gloomy, almost sinister nostalgia that seems to haunt all of his/their work.” – GORILLA VS BEAR

“Toronto’s Little Girls rarely stray from excellence… Hell’s teeth, it’s strong hooch. Don’t listen before bed.” – NME

“Little Girls’ surges of pop genius suggest they won’t have to settle for worship from just the underground.” – EXCLAIM!

“bass-driven incantations to the ghost of Ian Curtis” – YVYNYL

“brisk, restless songs are developing their own spine-tinglingly desperate character as time goes on – the electronic undercurrent that pulses through much of Little Girls’ material might well lead us to the sequel to Closer” – THE STAR

“CULTS – Should you be a fan of dark, minimalist post-punk then you, like me, will very much enjoy this” – GOD IS IN THE TV

DISCOGRAPHY

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LITTLE GIRLS
CULTS

1. White Night
2. Cults
3. Ex
4. Daydream
5. Delaware
6. Nights Out

digital bonus :
7. Nights Out
(Guy Dallas Remix)
8. Daydream
(Fairmont Remix)

HDD014  · RELEASE DATE: September 06th, 2011

Limited run of 500 LPs worldwide on red vinyl.

“the songs on Cults are as much about gloomy atmosphere as they are minimalist guitar lines. It shows that Little Girls owe as much of a debt to Bauhaus and early Cure records as they do any Mancunian group and that McIntyre intends to use the name for whatever chameleon-like shift he sees fit” – EXCLAIM!

Cults et qui installe définitivement Little Girls telle l’une des plus clairvoyantes réincarnations d’un spectre post-punk s’étendant de Joy Division aux premiers Cure” – HARTZINE

“brisk, restless songs are developing their own spine-tinglingly desperate character as time goes on – the electronic undercurrent that pulses through much of Little Girls’ material might well lead us to the sequel to Closer” – THE STAR

“bass-driven incantations to the ghost of Ian Curtis” – YVYNYL

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LITTLE GIRLS
CONCEPTS

1. Youth Tunes
2. Seeing
3. Tambourine
4. Concepts
5. Imaginary Friends
6. Salt Swimmers
7. Thrills
8. Departure
9. Venom
10. Last Call
11. Growing

HDD0112  · RELEASE DATE: October 13th, 2009

All Songs Written by, Recorded by,
Produced by, and Mixed by Josh McIntyre.
Mastered by Ryan Mills.
Artwork by Anthony Gerace.

“muddy and murky yet epic and grandiose, like the Cure circa Pornography playing Be My Baby at a funeral” – THE GUARDIAN

“Little Girls’ surges of pop genius suggest they won’t have to settle for worship from just the underground.” – EXCLAIM!

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LITTLE GIRLS
TAMBOURINE

1. Youth Tunes
2. Tambourine
3. Imaginary Friends
4. Venom
5. Last Call

HDD0113  · RELEASE DATE: June 02nd, 2009

All Songs Written by, Recorded by,
Produced by, and Mixed by Josh McIntyre.
Mastered by Ryan Mills.
Artwork by Anthony Gerace.

“[The music is] laced with a gloomy, almost sinister nostalgia that seems to haunt all of his/their work.” – GORILLA VS BEAR

“Toronto’s Little Girls rarely stray from excellence… Hell’s teeth, it’s strong hooch. Don’t listen before bed.” – NME

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LITTLE GIRLS
THRILLS

1. Ebonics
2. Pigeon Lady
3. Thrills
4. What We Did
5. History

HDD0111 · RELEASE DATE: March 01st, 2009

All Songs Written by, Recorded by,
Produced by, and Mixed by Josh McIntyre.
Artwork by Anthony Gerace.

“these are jams—check them out, and if you’re down, envelop yourself in the Little Girls explosion” – FADER

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