The West Midlands outfit consists of Alex Ohm (vocals and guitars), Hannah Maiden (bass), Stephen Ashford (guitars), and Tom Crowson (drums). Little Juke recently released its debut single.
Let’s check out their debut single:
Down the Rabbit Hole
Debut singles are often a tirade of influences that leave a chaotic mess of enthusiasm and teenage exuberance. Not for Little Juke. ‘Down The Rabbit Hole’ is as complete a record and sonic vision as a debut single can be.
The haunting keys and Ohm’s delicate vocals lead you via Radiohead and Thirteen Senses, but no sooner as you nestle comfortably into a world of indie does their love of the experimental come to the fore.
The distilled beats of UNKLE and haunting visions of Sebastien Tellier unite around the indie noodling on the guitars to create an exploratory masterclass in alternative music. The world may be going rick-n-roll crazy at this moment in time, but Little Juke has carved out as purer a space in the pantheon of guitar bands as possible in 2024.