Little Kid – Losing
Toronto-based songwriter Kenny Boothby started the indie folk ensemble Little Kid back in 2011, keeping things DIY and independent for a number of years. Now as a four-piece, Little Kid recently signed to Brooklyn-based label Solitaire Recordings and have announced their upcoming album Transfiguration Highway will be out July 3rd.
From the release is the second single “Losing”, a sweetly coloured tune rooted in Canadian singer/songwriter and folk origins. It has the jangling piano, swelling sounds of a Rhodes and guitar, making it a timeless folk tune mixed with the moodiness of indie DIY songwriting to give the concept of loss a comforting, yet melancholic anthem. It has the spirit of Neil Young and the Band but with a more contemporary feel à la Lumineers or Mt. Joy.
Written as a character piece about two different perspectives on loss, “Losing”, Boothby explains:
“This song tells two fictional stories about characters experiencing some kind of loss. In the first verse, the narrator’s friend loses their savings on a drunken bet on a dog race. In the second, the narrator expresses regret for choosing to leave a person they still find themselves in love with“.
Co-vocalist/banjo/keyboardist Megan Lunn shares the storytelling, lending her vocals on the second half to complement Boothby’s rustic style.
Enjoy it below.
You can hear this song and more on our Monthly Spotify playlist.
