# Little Green Cars

Little Green Cars were an Irish indie rock band formed in Dublin in 2008. The band announced on 21 March 2019 that they were disbanding. In the wake of the band's breakup, four of the band members formed Soda Blonde while Steve Appleby went on to a solo career.

## History

Little Green Cars formed in Dublin in 2008. The band members were Stevie Appleby on guitar and vocals, Faye O'Rourke on guitar and vocals, Adam O'Regan on guitar, Donagh Seaver O'Leary on bass and Dylan Lynch on drums. After signing with Glassnote Music the band toured America and the UK extensively. The US portion of their 2013 tour included a live performance of their single Harper Lee on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. The band played at the 2013 SXSW music festival in Austin, Texas, the Coachella Music Festival in California, Lollapalooza 2013 in Chicago and the 2013 Osheaga festival in Montréal. On 7 January 2016 they announced their second album, Ephemera would be released on 11 March 2016 on BBC Radio 1 and played their first single from the album, The Song They Play Every Night. The album was named after a poem by Irish Nobel-prized poet W. B. Yeats about slowly fading love. On 10 February they uploaded the official audio of their new song, Easier Day, on their YouTube channel and the music video which was uploaded to their Vevo channel.

## Early years

The band met and formed as school friends in 2008. They would rehearse in a space in Stevie Appleby's back garden and quickly began to write and record their own material. Initially the band self-released a couple of EPs which in turn caught the attention of major record labels in the UK. Their first UK release was a 7" version of The John Wayne on the Young and Lost Club label, which was produced by David Kosten and contained the b-side Glass Case. The band played many shows and rehearsals for many labels, but felt the right home for them was New York based label Glassnote. Daniel Glass made several trips to Ireland to meet with the band and they signed with the label in January 2012. The band were named on the prestigious BBC sound poll for 2013, along with Haim, Savages and Chvrches.

## Discography
### Studio albums

| Year | Details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions |
| Year | Details | US Heatseekers | IRL | UK |
| 2013 | Absolute Zero Released: 22 March 2013 Label: Glassnote Formats: CD, download, Vinyl | 19 | 1 | 94 |
| 2016 | Ephemera Released: 11 March 2016 Label: Glassnote Formats: CD, download, vinyl | — | 2 | — |
| "—" denotes a title that did not chart. |||||

### EPs

| Year | Details |
| 2008 | Volume I Released: 2008 Label: Little Green Records |
| 2008 | Volume II Released: 2008 Label: Little Green Records |
| 2013 | Harper Lee Released: 2013 Label: Glassnote |

### Singles

| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Album |
| Year | Title | IRL | UK | Album |
| 2012 | "The John Wayne" | — | — | Absolute Zero |
| 2013 | "Harper Lee" | — | — | Absolute Zero |
| 2013 | "My Love Took Me Down To The River To Silence Me" | — | — | Absolute Zero |
| 2013 | "Big Red Dragon" | — | — | Absolute Zero |
| 2016 | "The Song They Play Every Night" | — | — | Ephemera |
| 2016 | "Easier Day" | — | — | Ephemera |
| 2016 | "Clair De Lune | — | — | Ephemera |
| "—" denotes a title that did not chart. |||||