Toronto’s Josh McIntyre, a.k.a Little Girls, has been making his own brand of scuzzed-out electro-pop since 2009, fusing elements of 80s post-punk with the new wave pop aesthetic under delicately placed yet suffocatingly thick layers of fuzz and reverb.

So far, so familiar. Yet what sets McIntyre apart from his peers, of which there are increasing numbers, is the inherent darkness and gothic tone which permeates his music, a style that has become all the more evident on his most recent release, Cults, out now on Hand Drawn Dracula. This omnipresent sense of foreboding and sadness separates Little Girls from the pack, and news that McIntyre has been joined in the studio by his live band for all future recordings adds an extra element of anticipation for the forthcoming LP, due out some time in 2012.

For the time being we bring you ‘Daydream’ from the Cults EP, available for a recession friendly $5.99 here.

Little Girls - Daydream by Hand Drawn Dracula

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