Alex Little steps forward with “Sounds Like A Deal,” the first single from her forthcoming EP Spider in the Sink. A Vancouver-born songwriter with roots in both punk clubs and family record collections, Little distills years of playing, listening, and living into a song that refuses to look away from exploitation and spectacle. The track arrives with all the grit, energy, and sharp-eyed honesty that have made her one of the most compelling voices to emerge from the city’s rock underground.
Raised between False Creek and Commercial Drive, Little grew up absorbing a wide spectrum of sounds. Her mom played her The Replacements and Bowie, her dad brought The Beatles and Iggy Pop, and early shows included Roxy Music and Tom Jones before she turned ten. She first sat behind the kit in high school and in the punk band Vapid, before moving to the front of the stage with Alex Little and the Suspicious Minds. With Spider in the Sink, she now claims her name as a solo artist, writing songs that are unvarnished, melodic, and lived-in.
Produced by James Younger of Yukon Blonde, “Sounds Like A Deal” was sparked by Little’s reaction to a recent documentary on The Jerry Springer Show. “The poor treatment and exploitation of the people on the show was truly awful and I needed to sing about it,” she says. That urgency comes through in every line, as she transforms outrage into a searing rock anthem. The track was developed with guitarist and partner Adam Sabla, who worked closely with Alex to translate her ideas into arrangements and provided guitar parts and textures to support her vision. Powered by Tony Dallas on drums and Hayz Fisher on bass, the single embodies the wiry garage-rock riffs and new-wave edge that define the EP.
Across Spider In The Sink, Little confronts fear, media manipulation and the slow repair of the self. “Sounds Like A Deal” sets the tone, a song that pairs gutsy vocals with an unsparing eye, melody with grit and personal reflection with broader cultural critique. It’s the clearest expression yet of a drummer-turned-front-person whose voice cuts through the noise and insists on being heard.
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