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It is amazing that so many musicians are so wildly in love with themselves and so desperately in search of even the smallest bit of exposure, simply by being in the same general vicinity as other artists who are being talked about, that they would stoop low enough to align themselves with a garage rock duo consisting of an 11- and 13-year-old brother and sister. On their first full-length, Tiny Masters of Today landed Karen O. and Nick Zinner of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Kimya Dawson, Fred Schneider and Jon Spencer Blues Explosion drummer Russel Simins. The record is fine, full of over-driven guitars, shouted, silly vocals and straightforward drumming, all of which sound innocent and raw and energetic — not particularly difficult qualities to attain when the average age of your band is twelve. They’re promising and sort of inspiring, but in an age where hype cycles are getting shorter and shorter, we could be looking at the first indie-rock band ever to see backlash before they hit puberty.
