Little by Little...

Little by Little... is the third and final studio album by Harvey Danger. It is the band's first and only album with drummer Michael Welke, replacing the band's original drummer Evan Sult.

Little by Little...
Studio album by
Harvey Danger
ReleasedSeptember 13, 2005
RecordedJanuary 8–24, 2005[1]
StudioRobert Lang Studios
Soundhouse Recording
Genre
Length37:48 (original)
39:03 (Kill Rock Stars release)
LabelPhonographic
Kill Rock Stars (2006 re-release)
Producer
Harvey Danger chronology
Sometimes You Have to Work on Christmas (Sometimes)
(2004)		 Little by Little...
(2005)		 Dead Sea Scrolls
(2009)
Harvey Danger studio album chronology
King James Version
(2000)		 Little by Little...
(2005)
Singles from Little by Little...
  1. "Cream and Bastards Rise"
    Released: November 8, 2005[2]
  2. "Little Round Mirrors"
    Released: October 10, 2006[3]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[4]
Alternative Press[5]
The A.V. Clubpositive[6]
Consequence of SoundC–[7]
Melodic [8]
Pastepositive[9]
Pitchfork6.9/10[10]
PopMatters7/10[11]
Stylus MagazineC−[12]
Tiny Mix Tapes[13]

Release

The album was released on the band's own Phonographic Records label on September 13, 2005. The CD version featured a second disc of B-sides and outtakes in deluxe packaging. In an effort to "embrace the indisputable fact of music in the 21st century",[14] the band made the album available as a free download via BitTorrent and on the band's website. They pointed out that "it’s important that people understand the free download concept isn’t a frivolous act. It’s a key part of our promotional campaign, along with radio and press promotion, live shows, and videos. It’s a bet that the resources of the Internet can make possible a new way for musicians to find their audience – and forge a meaningful artistic career built on support from cooperative, not adversarial, relationships."[14]

On April 19, 2006, the band announced on their MySpace blog that the album had been picked up by Olympia-based label Kill Rock Stars for nationwide release on July 25, 2006.[15] The re-release's track listing, song order, and album art is different from the Phonographic Records release. The band did some limited touring to accompany the release.[16]

Album and song titles

The album title is taken from a quote by Melvyn Douglas's character Homer Bannon in the 1963 film Hud: "Little by little, the look of the country changes because of the men we admire."

The title of the song "Cream and Bastards Rise" is a quote by Paul Newman's character in Harper (1966). "Happiness Writes White" is a maxim first put forth by French writer Henry de Montherlant.

"The Piano Lesson" features someone attempting to play Beethoven's "Für Elise" before switching to Scott Joplin's "The Entertainer."

"Wine, Women and Song" is the first line of "Villanelle of the Poet's Road" by Ernest Christopher Dowson.

Track listing

All songs written by Aaron Huffman, Jeff J. Lin and Sean Nelson.[17]

Phonographic Records release (2005)
Disc one
No.TitleLength
1."Wine, Women, and Song"3:15
2."Cream and Bastards Rise"3:17
3."Moral Centralia"4:27
4."Little Round Mirrors"5:15
5."Happiness Writes White"3:09
6."Incommunicado"2:16
7."Cool James"3:26
8."What You Live By"3:04
9."War Buddies"4:25
10."Diminishing Returns"5:13
Total length:37:48
Disc two
No.TitleLength
1."I Missed It"4:29
2."Picture, Picture"3:32
3."Cream and Bastards Rise" (writing snippet)0:57
4."Elvis, I Don't Love You Anymore"3:02
5."Cold Snap"4:29
6."Little Round Mirrors" (writing snippet)1:47
7."Moral Centralia" (demo)5:25
8."Cream and Bastards Reprise"4:25
9."The Piano Lesson" (hidden track)0:32
Total length:28:38

Kill Rock Stars release (2006)
Disc one
No.TitleLength
1."Wine, Women, and Song"3:15
2."Cream and Bastards Rise"3:17
3."Moral Centralia"4:27
4."Little Round Mirrors"5:15
5."Happiness Writes White"3:09
6."War Buddies"4:25
7."Cool James"3:26
8."Picture, Picture"3:32
9."What You Live By"3:04
10."Diminishing Returns"5:13
Total length:39:03
Disc two
No.TitleLength
1."I Missed It"4:29
2."Elvis, I Don't Love You Anymore"3:02
3."Incommunicado"2:16
4."Cream and Bastards Rise" (writing snippet)0:57
5."Cold Snap"4:29
6."Little Round Mirrors" (writing snippet)1:47
7."Moral Centralia" (demo)5:25
8."Cream and Bastards Reprise"4:25
9."The Piano Lesson" (hidden track)0:32
Total length:27:22

Personnel

Personnel per liner notes.[18]

Release history
Release history for Little by Little...
Reigon Date Label Format Ref.
United States September 13, 2005 Phonographic Records (Phono 02) 2xCD [19]
Various September 20, 2005 Self-released (Harvey Danger's website) BitTorrent [20]
September 27, 2005 DD
United States April 1, 2006 Skrocki Records (SKR007) LP [21]
July 25, 2006 Kill Rock Stars (KRS471) 2xCD [15]

References
  1. "studio diary". www.harveydanger.com. January 2005. Archived from the original on February 4, 2005. Retrieved January 30, 2023.
  2. HDHQ (November 4, 2005). "November 2005 News Archives". www.harveydanger.com. Archived from the original on May 9, 2006. Retrieved January 30, 2023.
  3. HDHQ (October 9, 2006). "October 2006 News Archives". harveydanger.com. Archived from the original on November 2, 2006. Retrieved January 30, 2023.
  4. Deming, Mark. "Harvey Danger - Little by Little..." AllMusic. Archived from the original on June 14, 2012. Retrieved January 30, 2023.
  5. Heisel, Scott (January 31, 2006). "Harvey Danger: Little By Little..." Alternative Press. Retrieved March 28, 2023.
  6. "Harvey Danger: Little by Little". The A.V. Club. November 16, 2005.
  7. Young, Alex (July 17, 2008). "Album Review: Harvey Danger - Little By Little - Consequence". Consequence of Sound. Archived from the original on May 22, 2022. Retrieved January 30, 2023.
  8. Roth, Kaj (April 30, 2006). "Harvey Dangers – Little by Little". Melodic. Retrieved July 17, 2017.
  9. Shellen, Grant (January 11, 2006). "Harvey Danger - Little By Little". pastemagazine.com. Archived from the original on January 19, 2010. Retrieved January 30, 2023.
  10. Moerder, Adam (November 1, 2005). "Harvey Danger: Little by Little Album Review". Pitchfork. Condé Nast. Archived from the original on March 19, 2009. Retrieved January 30, 2023.
  11. Funk, Peter (November 2, 2005). "Harvey Danger: Little by Little". PopMatters. Archived from the original on April 13, 2012. Retrieved January 30, 2023.
  12. "Stylus Magazine".
  13. "Music Review: Harvey Danger – Little by Little".
  14. "Why we're releasing our latest album for free on the Internet". harveydanger.com. 2005. Archived from the original on October 13, 2005. Retrieved January 29, 2023.
    PDF version: "Little By Little… On the DL" (PDF). harveydanger.com. 2005. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 15, 2005. Retrieved January 29, 2023.
  15. "May 2006 News Archives". www.harveydanger.com. May 3, 2006. Archived from the original on May 13, 2006. Retrieved January 30, 2023.
  16. "HD one sheet.indd" (PDF). harveydanger.com (Little by Little... radio promo). 2006. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 8, 2006. Retrieved January 29, 2023.
  17. Little by Little... from Allmusic
  18. Little by Little... (digital release liner notes). Harvey Danger. Seattle: Phonographic Records. 2005. Phono 02.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  19. HDHQ. "August 2005 News Archives". www.harveydanger.com. Archived from the original on December 12, 2005. Retrieved January 30, 2023.
  20. "September 2005 News Archives". www.harveydanger.com. Archived from the original on December 12, 2005. Retrieved January 30, 2023.
  21. "*SKROCKI RECORDS* news". skrockirecords.com. April 1, 2006. Archived from the original on June 21, 2006. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
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