“Won’t Be Long” started taking shape when the world froze. In the early days of COVID lockdowns, the usual rhythm of life collapsed—shows were canceled, connections lost, and the forward motion that music depends on suddenly halted. But for Little Us, a band already used to collaborating across distance, the situation felt strangely familiar.
Long before the pandemic, keyboardist Ethan had moved from Connecticut to Colorado, setting the tone for what would become the band’s normal: remote songwriting sessions over FaceTime, recording sprints whenever they could fly someone in, and making the most of short, rare windows together. College scattered members even further—to Florida, Pennsylvania, and other corners of the map—but they adapted. Distance wasn’t new. “We made it work. We always found a way.”
So when 2020 shut everything down, they leaned into the same methods they’d already learned to survive by. But this time, the emotional weight was heavier. “Even as we adapted with writing new music, refining our sound, and chasing the dream with everything we had, something still felt off,” the band shared. “We were still apart. We couldn’t be in the same room, couldn’t feel the pulse of a live crowd, couldn’t share the connection that makes music matter. It was like we were putting in all this effort and yet standing still.”
That sense of friction—the feeling of giving everything and still feeling frozen—is what drives “Won’t Be Long.” The track doesn’t sugarcoat the experience. It leans into self-doubt, into the discomfort of quiet struggle, but ultimately plants itself in hope. “We’ve always believed that music is meant to bring people together to heal, to grow, to celebrate the journey. With this song, we want listeners to know that even when things feel stagnant, the breakthrough is coming. Just breathe, keep reaching, and trust: it won’t be long.”
The sound follows that emotional arc—guitars hit hard, piano adds tension and release, and drums push forward like someone refusing to stay stuck. Echoes of Def Leppard, Journey, and Winger show up in the song’s melodic structure and harmonies, while the production leans closer to newer acts like Holding Absence, Dayseeker, and Sleeping With Sirens. It’s big without being excessive, emotional without tipping into melodrama.
V13.net described another track by the band, “Another Day,” as “big thick hooks, dynamic guitars, and a memorable melody… ready for stadium-sized audiences.” That DNA is here too. The hooks land, but there’s space to breathe, and the message cuts deeper than most radio-ready rock tracks.
Little Us builds music for the “silent fighters”—a phrase they use often and seem to live by. They don’t present themselves as larger-than-life; instead, they’re more like your friends who are going through it too, just with louder guitars. Their songs are aimed at people who keep going even when no one’s watching, and “Won’t Be Long” feels like a direct line to anyone navigating that quiet weight.
The band announced a headlining show in Denver on June 14th, calling it “the most epic thing we’ve done yet.” They’ve overhauled their lighting and production, with a new setlist planned—and hinted that more new music is coming soon. If their trajectory says anything, it’s that the work is never done, and neither is the sound.
“Won’t Be Long” releases Friday, May 16th, 2025. For more info: [email protected].
