cover story
Victoria Hesketh is
a girl obsessed with
the unknown and
unfathomable. “I love
the limitless of
space,”she explains,
electro-trancesky-reacherbyGoddard,itstampedhernameonto
wide-eyed.
PlanetPopinemphaticfashion.Explodingfromdancefloors,itwas
immediatelydeemedaclassic.
Debutlimitededitionsingle,‘Meddle,’jamsandpoundswithan
unrulysenseofR&Bfierceness,cutwithVic’shauntingvocallines
andeffortlesswaywithhooks,whilstthesleek,candy-coated‘New
InTown’ispopmusicatitsmostinvincible.
Despitehavingthehippestcircleseatingoutofherpalm,Little
Bootscouldn’tbelessfussedwithmaking‘cool’music.Shecreates
thekindofsongsthatpourintoyourearsandsurgeroundyou
withanintensityreservedforthatlongforgottentrackyoufellhead-
over-heelsfor but never workedout what it was. Melodiesand
moodsthat overwhelm; youknow that the onlyremedyistoplay
ittodeath.
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boundariesisjustincomprehensible,likespace.Theplacespure
popcantakeyouarelimitless.”It’sagenuinesentimentthatforms
thebackboneofhermusic.ThelimitstoLittleBoots’musical AsachildofcyberspaceVictoriahasawebsite,ablog,and
journeyappearsimilarlynon-existent. recentlyfellpreytoTwitter,themicro-bloggingsitethatexposesthe
InJanuaryLittleBootswasnamedtheacttowatchoutforin unexpurgatedintricaciesofeveryone’slife.“Ihavesuccumbedand
2009,toppingtheBBC’sSoundof2009poll.Thelistaimstofind findmyselfagitatedlyfidgetingformyphoneeveryhalf-hourtoalert
themostpromisingnewmusictalentforthenewyearandisbased theuniversethatmybusisrunninglate.”
ontipsfromover130leadingUKtastemakersandcritics.“For AttheendofFebruary,aspartofherUKmini-tour,LittleBoots
enoughofthosepunditstopickmeastheirfavouriteactis performedabrilliantlivesetatHootanannysinInverness.Victoria
absolutelyincredibleandreallymindblowing,”shesaid.“I’mjustso haddemandedthegigbefreeentryandtheplacewaspackedwith
happythatitconnectstothosepeople.” peopletakingadvantageoftheopportunitytowitnessanactonthe
ThepollwasannouncedwhileVictoriawasinLosAngelesputting cuspofcertainmega-stardom.Victoriamettwoteenagegirlsthere
thefinishingtouchesonherdebutalbum,whichissetforreleasein whoeachbroughtalongaStylophone(theminiaturevintage
summer2009.“It’sareallyexcitingthingtowin.I’msogratefulso synthesizersheplaysinmanyofherYouTubevids)forherto
manypeoplevotedforme.IjustreallyhopethatnowIcantake autograph.“Theystayedbehindtochatafterthegig,askingmehow
thingstothenextlevelbeyondthecriticsandtastemakersandstart myhangoverwasholdingupandhowmydogswere,allofwhich
reachingpeopleathome.Iwanttogetplayedontheradioin theyknewfrommywebsite,”remembersVictoria.“Itdoesmakeme
Blackpool!” thinkhowtheintimacytheInternetcanbringaffectstheexperience
AlisonHowe,producerofBBC2’sLaterWithJoolsHollandsees ofhearingasongorcomingtoagig–doesitinstantlybecome
bigthingsaheadforVictoria.“ImagineifDebbieHarryhadcome morepersonalandmeaningful?”shewonders.
fromBlackpoolandplayedthesynthesiser.2009lookssettobe Ifyou’restillwonderingwhatLittleBootsisallabout,visit
dominatedbythesoundofelectro-popandMsBootsshouldbeone www.littlebootsmusic.co.uk andlookoutforthesingle‘Newin
ifitsstarswithherwonderfullycatchypopsongs.” Town,’dueforreleaseonMay25. a73
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