Vancouver’s purveyor of melodic grit and garage-pop heart, Alex Little, releases her new EP Spider in the Sink on Light Organ Records, the indie-focused imprint of 604 Records launched by Jonathan Simkin. Fans of Wolf Alice, Sharon Van Etten, Blondie, The Preatures, and Amy Winehouse will find plenty to love in Little’s mix of raw emotion, soul, and fearless honesty. Written and performed with guitarist and partner Adam Sabla and produced by James Younger of Yukon Blonde, the five-song collection sharpens her sound into something rawer, leaner, and more self-possessed. It’s a record that drags fear into the light and finds melody in the mess, full of songs that pulse with defiance, reflection, and soul in equal measure.
Across Spider in the Sink, Little writes like someone who’s fought her way back to solid ground. “My brain is not a friend, it is a bad enemy,” she sings on the title track, confronting her own anxious cycles with clarity and dark humor. “Forever” glows with self-realization — “I finally figured out that there’s actually nothing wrong with me” — while “Finally Safe in the World” offers the record’s quiet triumph, its chorus lifting like a breath finally exhaled. Every track moves with emotional muscle, the kind that comes from living through it and putting soul before polish.
“Spider in the Sink is about so many things,” Little explains. “I think most importantly it’s about taking back your own power, a power that you always had but didn’t use. It’s also about gaining strength through motherhood, and the importance of surrounding yourself with people who evoke the most genuine and positive version of yourself. Although I’m in a good place, I still struggle with anxiety every day, which I also speak about on the EP. It’s about acceptance of your true self as a whole, the past and all the horrible and good things that happened to get you to where you are now.”
Raised in Vancouver by drummer Taylor Little (known for work with everything from jazz combos to punk outfits) and visual artist Pauline White, Alex grew up between False Creek and Commercial Drive, surrounded by both rhythm and color. Her mom filled the house with sketches and Bowie records, while her dad’s drumming and deep record collection brought in The Replacements, The Beatles, and Iggy Pop. That mix of melody, rebellion, and visual storytelling shaped her instincts early — first behind the kit in punk bands, and later out front as a songwriter with a drummer’s sense of dynamics. With Sabla’s wiry guitar lines, Tony Dallas on drums, and Hayz Fisher on bass, Spider in the Sink feels alive and unfiltered, a band hitting the tape while the room’s still humming.
Lead single “Sounds Like a Deal” remains the record’s most biting moment, turning TV exploitation into a searing garage-rock sneer. “Did you grow up poor with an alcoholic father? Are you struggling with no way to feed your daughter?” she spits, twisting empathy into confrontation. Elsewhere, “Kid” looks back with bittersweet clarity, and “Finally Safe in the World” lands as a hard-won peace. These are songs about fear, grace, and coming through the noise with your sense of self intact.
Already part of the Light Organ and 604 Records family since 2019, and with her acclaimed debut under Alex Little and the Suspicious Minds behind her, Little has earned a reputation as one of Vancouver’s most magnetic songwriters. Supported by a trusted circle of collaborators — producer James Younger, the team at Light Organ, and longtime creative partner Adam Sabla — she continues to expand her reach without losing the soul at the center of her sound. Spider in the Sink captures an artist in full bloom: fearless, deeply human, and ready to be heard far beyond her city’s borders.
