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Mr. Little Jeans is:

a) an up and coming pop star.

b) the little Indian guy from Wes Anderson’s Rushmore.

c) all of the above

Norwegian born Monica Birkenes took the moniker Mr. Little Jeans because “he makes me smile every time.”  Taking her recording name from a Wes Anderson flick says a lot about Birkenes’s style and it comes through in her music.  Her voice is delicate yet powerful and it immediately endears her to the listener.  It is also very obvious she is a big Karen O fan, but who’s not.  Listen below to her entrancing cover of Arcade Fire’s “The Suburbs” and the RAC remix of “Angel”.  The answer was c.

Mr. Little Jeans – “The Suburbs (Arcade Fire cover)”

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Mr. Little Jeans – “Angel (RAC Remix)”

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