Little Pieces – Vampires Fill Their Waterbeds With Blood EP (Independent) Garage goodness and power pop is what the Herman Jolly fronted Little Pieces do, and on their latest, Vampires Fill Their Waterbeds With Blood, they hit the target every time. Opening cut, “I’m A Bull” comes on like the bastard offspring of Dinosaur Jr. and The Action, with Jolly’s cracked whisper wrapping things up in under two minutes. So, no fucking around with overlong solos, and absolutely no filler. “Key On A Kite” is classic proto-pop-punk, with bundles of personality and a chorus that’ll stick around for days. “One Million Feet Below” repeats the trick with added oomph. Right now you can stream all six tracks on their MySpace page, together with their excellent “Candy Stairs”, a track erstwhile US publication Spin described as a “garage-pop near-classic”. Indeed it is. www.myspace.com/littlepiecesmusic Rob F. Little Pieces – Soul Tack Next