15 year-old Lily and her best friend Alison live on the shores of the Salton Sea among rundown trailers parks, rotting household items, drained pools and decaying streets. When they meet a few visiting street kids, the girls' bond is finally tested and Lily convinces Alison to follow the boys back to Los Angeles. But in the big city, Lily and Alison quickly fall into the boys' world of scams and petty crime. Lily is determined to stay and make it work, while Alison is overwhelmed and eager to return home. When an idea is hatched to use Lily as bait for men with money to steal, things quickly escalate to a life-changing moment. Lily must decide how far she will go to grow up and Alison must decide how far she will go to protect Lily...

The soundtrack to Little Birds is one I thought I wouldn't really enjoy and, while there are tracks that I wasn't too keen on, on the whole this is an enjoyable collection of songs.

The album lasts for 37 min, 39 sec and consists of 12 tracks. Personal highlights include the hauntingly beautiful 'Alison's Theme'; 'This Town'; 'September Gurls' (which reminded me of Cheap Trick; and 'Little Birds'. In all honesty, other than 'Another Man Don' Gone' there wasn't a track that I wouldn't listen to again.

If you enjoyed the movie, then you'll love this soundtrack.

Track listing:

01 - 'Tinted Soft Green' - Elgin James & The Suicide Gang
02 - 'Tender Branch' - Tift Merritt
03 - 'Too Far' - Linée
04 - 'This Town' - Linée
05 - 'I Will Die Young' - Elgin James & The Suicide Gang
06 - 'Another Man Don’ Gone' - Odetta & Larry
07 - 'September Gurls - Big Star'
08 - 'Anenome' - The Brian Jonestown Massacre
09 - 'Lily & Jesse’s Theme' - Chad Gilbert
10 - 'Boy’s Theme' - Elgin James & The Suicide Gang
11 - 'Alison’s Theme' - Elgin James & The Suicide Gang feat. Leslie Stevens
12 - 'Little Birds' - Tift Merritt

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Darren Rea