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'''Little Champions''' is an American [[indie rock]] band from [[Seattle]], Washington, United States, formed in 1996. The band's founding members are Becky Harbine (bass, keyboards, vocals), Scott Harbine (guitar, vocals), and Fred Stuben (drums).  Later Fred Stuben switched to guitar, and Chris Shymko was recruited to play drums. The band was signed to [[Barsuk Records]] and released its first full-length album entitled ''Pillow'' in 1999. Drummer Chris Shymko left the band not long after and was replaced by Kate Kinney.  The group subsequently released their second full album on [[Barsuk Records]]. Later line-up changes include the addition of Paul Mason on second guitar, later leaving the band to form his own group, ''Whiskey Ship Choir''; the departure of Kate Kinney and return of Chris Shymko on drums; and Eric Wolfe replacing Fred Stuben on guitar.  The group's third album, ''Fire Let Me In, Lava Let Me Out'', was a self-release that debuted in July, 2008.

The band was one of the first acts to sign to Barsuk Records; their album ''Pillow'' was the 7th release on the label. They toured with [[Death Cab for Cutie]] in the Spring of 2001, down to the [[South By Southwest]] music festival in [[Austin, Texas]]. Their third release will be directly distributed through their [[MySpace]] page. The band's debut album was reviewed by [[Pitchfork Media]]<ref>http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/19426-pillow?artist_title=19426-pillow {{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> and their second release by [[PopMatters]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.popmatters.com/pm/music/reviews/21628/littlechampions-transactions/ |title=Little Champions: Transactions & Replications - PopMatters Music Review |website=www.popmatters.com |access-date=22 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930204231/http://www.popmatters.com/pm/music/reviews/21628/littlechampions-transactions/ |archive-date=30 September 2007 |url-status=dead}}</ref>  A live review from ''[[Performer Magazine]]'' can be found online.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.performermag.com/wcp.livereviews.0801.php |title=PerformerMag : West Coast Performer : Live Reviews : January 2008 |date= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080107065001/http://www.performermag.com/wcp.livereviews.0801.php |accessdate=2020-04-05|archive-date=2008-01-07 }}</ref>

==Discography==
*''Pillow'' (March 1999), [[Barsuk Records]]
*''Transactions + Replications'' (August 2001), [[Barsuk Records]]
*''Fire Let Me In, Lava Let Me Out'', (April 2008)

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.barsuk.com/bands/littlechampions Little Champions at Barsuk Records]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070903021841/http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile Little Champions' Myspace]
*{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p380372|pure_url=yes}} Little Champions at [[AllMusic]]
*[http://www.last.fm/music/Little+Champions Little Champions at Last.FM]
*[http://www.aversion.com/bands/littlechampions/ Little Champions at Aversion]

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[[Category:Indie rock musical groups from Washington (state)]]
[[Category:Musical groups from Seattle]]
[[Category:Barsuk Records artists]]


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