Little Scout

Little Scout
Origin	Brisbane, Australia
Genres	Indie rock, Ambient Pop, Pop, Indie
Years active	2008–present
Labels	Independent MGM Distribution
Associated acts	The John Steel Singers, Hungry Kids of Hungary, Edward Guglielmino, Skinny Jean
Members	Melissa Tickle Patrick Elliott Miro Mackie
Past members	Laura Kovic, Kirsty Tickle

Little Scout are an independent band from Brisbane, Australia. They have released two EPs and one album,^[1] and have toured with established Australian bands Yves Klein Blue, The Holidays, Holly Throsby, Clare Bowditch and Cloud Control; and international bands Belle and Sebastian, The New Pornographers, Sharon Van Etten, School of Seven Bells and Camera Obscura.^[2][3][4][5] Soon after forming in 2008 they were named as one of Triple J's "Next Crop" artists^[6] and have been featured on Vimeo, receiving over 69,000 views.^[7] Their debut album Take Your Light was released in 2011, to positive reviews.^[8][9][10]

Little Scout play an integral part within the Brisbane independent music community and wider Australian music community, with members previously performing live and on record for other established bands including but not limited to The John Steel Singers, Hungry Kids of Hungary, Parades, Edward Guglielmino and Skinny Jean. In 2011 they were selected to play the Big Sound conference - a key industry event in Australia.^[11]

Little Scout released single "Go Quietly" in June 2012, co-written with Scott Bromiley (The John Steel Singers) and engineered by drummer Miro Mackie. The song was mixed by American producer Lars Stalfors (The Mars Volta) who contacted the band after hearing them on Triple J unearthed radio.^[12] Carter Maness of New York blog RCRD LBL wrote "Marching along with loose floor toms, swelling guitar and sweet female harmonies, Aussie rockers Little Scout really succeed at the oft-attempted 'bringing garage rock to the beach' concept. "Go Quietly" is pure summer fun – a bit dreamy, a bit whimsical, a bit soaked." ^[13]

Discography

Title	Year
Dead Loss EP	2008
Different in the Distance	2009
Take Your Light	2011
Go Quietly (Single)	2012
Are You Life	2013

Band members

• Melissa Tickle – Vocals, guitar
• Patrick Elliott – Vocals, guitar, bass
• Miro Mackie – Drums, recording

Touring members

• Nick Smethurst – Guitar

past members

• Kirsty Tickle – Keyboards, sampler, vocals

References

1. "little scout website". Littlescoutmusic.com. Retrieved 26 January 2012.
2. "The dwarf article". The dwarf article. Retrieved 26 January 2012.
3. "who the hell article". who the hell article. 26 September 2008. Retrieved 26 January 2012.
4. "Rave Review of Camera Obscura gig". Ravemagazine.com.au. 2 February 2010. Retrieved 26 January 2012.
5. "ABC article on little scout supporting Clare Bowditch". Blogs.abc.net.au. Retrieved 26 January 2012.
6. "Triple J announces Little Scout as Next Crop Act". Australia: ABC. Retrieved 26 January 2012.
7. Quandary, Byron. "Vimeo Feature". Vimeo.com. Retrieved 26 January 2012.
8. "Mess and Noise Review". Messandnoise.com. Retrieved 26 January 2012.
9. Review: Little Scout ‘Take Your Light’. andpluckyourstrings.com. Retrieved on 22 March 2013.
10. Little Scout - Take Your Light theaureview.com. Retrieved on 22 March 2013.
11. "Big Sound Line up 2011". Qmusic.com.au. Retrieved 26 January 2012.
12. "New Noise: Pony Face, Founds, Little Scout, Near Myth, Bloods". Australia: Mess+Noise. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
13. "STREAM: Little Scout - Go Quietly". RCRD LBL. Retrieved 2 July 2012.