littleSUNDAY CD, Wait For Tomorrow

Canadian indie rockers release new album and show Nickelback the way

Oct 12, 2007 Danny Brown

littleSUNDAY's new CD Wait For Tomorrow is the Canadian indie rockers' third album, and is a definite case of third-time lucky as it shows melodic rock at its finest.

Genre: rock / indie rock / alternative
Rick Farell (vocals / guitar), Eric Bonatt (drums / percussion), JP (guitar / vocals), Mario (bass)
Sounds like: Free, Def Leppard, Bad Company
Home: Toronto, Canada
littleSUNDAY

No more Waiting For Tomorrow

There’s a quiet revolution happening in the Canadian indie music scene. Slowly but surely the country is becoming responsible for some of the finest new music in the genre, thanks to bands like Low Level Flight and Birds of Wales. Now the name of littleSUNDAY can be added to that list, with the release of their third album proper, Wait For Tomorrow.

Together for just over 5 years now, the quartet from Toronto has steadily been garnering both fans and praise alike thanks to their no-nonsense approach, both in their songwriting and work ethic. This hard work has led to the band gaining the approval of Addictive Records (Addictive is distributed by Fontana North/Universal Music Canada), and the proof of that decision is evident in the 11 tracks on offer here.

Nickelback who?

From the moment the first track Too Late kicks in, you can feel that it’s not going to be just another local band done good affair – there is some serious musicianship and ability at work here. Strong vocals work seamlessly with the rest of the band, to come together in a maelstrom of powerful rock songs that show the likes of faux rockers Nickelback how it’s really done.

Change follows this, with its single string intro leading into a full-on assault on a track so radio-friendly it should come with a warning. With the right amount of coverage and publicity, this is a song that could help launch littleSUNDAY’s career into the commercial stratosphere. It’ll be interesting to see how their label handles this…

Move over Def Leppard, say hello to littleSUNDAY

Indeed, throughout the rest of Wait For Tomorrow, littleSUNDAY show the confident sound of a band who’re not only comfortable together, but would be regardless of what setting you put them in. Blending the best of melodious rock that has served the likes of Bon Jovi, Def Leppard and more throughout the years, this is a band that is ready for the bigger stage.

Songs like Cross The Line, with its slight nod to Hootie and the Blowfish arrangements, and power ballad Over My Head are proof, if proof is needed, that the time littleSUNDAY has spent on the road over the years has tightened them up not only live, but in the studio as well. Title track Wait For Tomorrow is another slice of radio-play-in-waiting and wouldn’t sound out of place on the likes of Heroes or new TV favourite Reaper.

Yahoo Radio and beyond

Finishing the album is what could be classed as one of littleSUNDAY’s signature tracks, Leave. A blistering piece of feelgood rock that you know is going to be on many summer mix tapes, it’s an excellent way to close an impressive release.

With the likes of Yahoo Radio having the band on rotation, as well as the influential rock stations beginning to take notice, littleSUNDAY would appear to be at the start of something really big. Listening to Wait For Tomorrow, perhaps the only real surprise is that it’s taken this long for it to do so. Highly recommended.

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