Son Little

Aaron Livingston, better known as Son Little, will be making his Sydney debut this upcoming Wednesday with his rarely performed one-man show. Born to a preacher and a teacher in Los Angeles, the songs of Son Little draw inspiration from the diaspora of American music to create something that is both familiar, recalling the warm vinyl of a beloved classic, while sonically rooted – with it’s staccato beats, echoing guitars and rumbling bass.

Throughout his youth Livingston says he had a vast array of inspirations: “I came up listening to Marvin Gaye and Stevie Wonder, who at a later age I came to appreciate even more, I also listened to a lot of De La Soul, Radiohead and Nirvana, I was all across the map.”

Even today Livingston says he finds “something to get excited about” from contemporary musicians at least “a couple of times a week”, so much so that he actually enjoys being on the road because “that’s the only time I get a whole lot of time to sit and listen to music and catch up.”

Taking on board all of these influences, Livingston actually “scrapped” his debut album twice and “almost had to start from zero”. The outcome was certainly worth the rewrites as he is now “so proud of this particular collection of songs.”

Ahead of the Australian tour Livingston is incredibly excited and jovial, which was obvious as he joked about what fans could expect by saying, “lots of dance moves… no, probably not.”

Fans can however expect to see Livingston performing solo, which he hasn’t done for almost two years:

“After basically two years of touring with a band I’m approaching the one man show format with a very different mindset, so I think the shows are going to be great. To be honest I don’t even know what to expect from the show, I just think they’re going to be great.”

Nov 30, 7:30pm. Newtown Social Club, 387 King St, Newtown. $28.24+b.f. Tickets & info: www.newtownsocialclub.com