Little Green Cars mix some folk with alternative rock on their Absolute Zero album with great results

First of all, Little Green Cars is one of those smaller bands worth catching at this year's Coachella Valley Music Festival.   If you missed them at SXSW, then make sure to catch them in the desert. They hail from Dublin and have a similar sound to bands like Shout Out Louds. The first time I heard their big single "The John Wayne," I knew I had to hear the rest of their debut full length album Absolute Zero.

I was actually surprised to hear more range than expected after a full listen.  "Big Red Dragon" is another one of their pop sculpted songs I expect to see a video for but honestly, the slower moments that are more folky really give this band diversity.  Listening to "The Consequences of Not Sleeping" and "Goodbye Blue Monday" really settle the album in their pace and melancholy.  The folk part of the album does have those Mumford like moments.

They split the album in halves in who leads in vocals.  Faye O'Rourke takes over about half the songs as the lead vocalist and that's when the album becomes more alternative rock.  She's got a soft but powerful voice that really works well with the more guitar heavy songs on the album.  My personal favorite of hers is "Please."   This album really has variety that does a good job of not boring your ears.   Absolute Zero is really tough to pin down and that's just right in my book.

"The John Wayne" seems to be their most popular song and I can see why.  It was the first song from LGC that I head by passing on YouTube. Had to wait a bit to hear the rest of the album but this one really hits it out of the park with that pop perfection.  They really know how to blend the female and male vocals together to make the harmonies just right.  That's never that easy.  The song takes some time to take off but when you hit about 1:50 in it just rolls on.

"Harper Lee" is their latest single and again the harmonies and chorus are ear crack.  This band knows their way around a good melody.  The topic of the song seems to be way darker than the melody.  It's almost like hearing two different songs. When the lyrics sink in you get another mood and picture.