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LATEST STUFF Little Athletics have just launched Autumn Giants, their second independent EP. Mess and Noise said A seasonally-titled release from the Melbourne trio, by way of follow up to their self-titled debut from 2006. Is this an EP or a mini-album? Regardless, there’s plenty to enjoy on this beautifully packaged disc. Indeed, they do themselves a disservice by mentioning grunge in the accompanying press release - there is something much more than the old soft-loud-soft format going on here. Produced by the ubiquitous Loki Lockwood, the sound is clean and razor sharp. Bassless, and with two female singers sharing vocals, both of whom are comfortable enough in their own skins not to adopt any fake rock chick poses, they let the music do the talking. And it’s brash, in your face, sometimes harsh. They veer from the swagger of 'One Wasp', to 'Bright Black', with it’s stinging guitar runs and shouted “I wanna see what’s inside you” chorus, while the drums of the closing track 'Noughts And Crosses' clatter and pound like a nightmarish mutant cockroach seeking entry to your forehead, and twin guitars blur into a criss-crossed mesh of power and melody. (Trevor Block) Time Off said This second EP from Melbourne trio Little Athletics finds them unleashing six diverse tracks of unabashed rock’n’roll, unconventional in delivery and structure but containing enough intensity and passion to make this a substantive release. Using just two guitars and drums the trio have a unique
