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"  Although I love all genres of music, I couldn&amp;#039;t really tell you why I like some bands and not others. I&amp;#039;m not that musically savvy, but for me, it&amp;#039;s simple; getting goose bumps is my body&amp;#039;s way of telling me that what I&amp;#039;ve just heard was amazing. On Thursday night, when I went to see Anya Marina and The Little Ones at the Mercury Lounge, goose bumps were my scorecard. Waiting at the front of the stage, notebook and camera in hand, I was surprised at what little atmosphere surrounded the room. I didn&amp;#039;t worry too much, figuring that the crowd would get pumped up when the bands started. And then Anya and her band came out. The crowd began cheering but no one seemed to be going crazy, a behavior that has arisen at every gig in England I&amp;#039;ve been to. Anya sensed the low energy crowd and said, &amp;quot;Come on guys. I thought you were New Yorkers. I want to see you shake it!&amp;quot; Anyway, despite the crowd&amp;#039;s somewhat tepid excitement, there is no denying Anya has a very strong and unique sound to her voice. Her songs are cute and catchy and although she didn&amp;#039;t give me those all-important goose bumps, I will definitely be buying her album.   Before leaving the stage, Anya tells the crowd, &amp;quot;You never know who you could meet in a bar. You could meet your soul mate&amp;quot;. I look around the bar. My soul mate&amp;#039;s obviously stuck in New York traffic. After a 15-minutes break, The Little Ones came on stage and I felt a nudge behind me. I turn around and the crowd has doubled in size and tripled in energy levels. It seems I was the only one there who had never heard of the band...I blame it on the fact that I&amp;#039;m English!  There is no other word to describe the appearance of the band, except quirky. They each have their own individual style but still look every inch like a band and not five solo artists. And, their music matches their style. Completely unique. Completely eclectic. Completely infectious. Their voices are unbelievable and some of the band members showed their diverse skills by switching their instruments between songs. These guys are seriously talented and there is no doubt that I&amp;#039;ll be buying their CD. The Little Ones definitely gave me the goose bumps I&amp;#039;d been waiting for.   At one point I caught eyes with the drummer. I couldn&amp;#039;t believe I was so swept away with the music that I didn&amp;#039;t realize how cute he was. My cute-boy radar is usually always on alert! He smiled at me, I smiled at him and suddenly I got nervous. I had wanted to get goose bumps that night but I never expected to get butterflies too. Maybe you don&amp;#039;t meet a soul mate in a bar, but once in a while, you can meet a really cute drummer.  The Little Ones&amp;#039; album Morning Tide and Anya Marina&amp;#039;s new album, Slow Seduction, Phase II are both out now.      "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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