Mr Little Jeans
# Mr Little Jeans

Monica Birkenes, better known by her stage name Mr Little Jeans, is a Norwegian singer-songwriter living in Los Angeles, California. She has released two studio albums: Pocketknife, in 2014 and Better Days in 2022.

The pseudonym Mr Little Jeans is inspired by Kumar Pallana's character in Wes Anderson's film Rushmore.

## Early life

Birkenes grew up in rural Grimstad, Norway, the daughter of a shipbuilder and a secretary. In her youth, she performed in town plays and musical events, as well as church choirs and retirement homes. At age 18, she moved to London to study drama, while serving tables to make ends meet.

## Music career

After signing to independent label Neon Gold, Birkenes released her first single, "Rescue Song", in 2010. The Guardian compared her sound at the time to Lykke Li, Robyn, and Annie. Later that year, she put out her first EP, titled Angel Birkenes grew in popularity with her 2011 cover of Arcade Fire's "The Suburbs". She often collaborates with Los Angeles producer Tim Anderson, who was instrumental in creating her debut album, Pocketknife. The record was released on Harvest Records on 25 March 2014.

## Discography

### Studio albums

| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions |
| - | - | - | - |
| Title | Details | AUS | US Heat |
| Pocketknife | Released: 18 March 2014 Label: Sony Music, Harvest Records Formats: CD, digital download, streaming, vinyl | 40 | 33 |
| Better Days | Released: 3 June 2022 | |

### Extended plays

| Title | EP details | Peak chart positions |
| - | - | - |
| Title | EP details | US Electronic |
| Angel | Released: 7 June 2010 Label: Neon Gold Records Format: 7-inch record | — |
| Good Mistake | Released: 18 February 2014 Label: Harvest Format: digital download | 17 |
| F E V E R S | Released: 21 October 2016 Label: Nettwerk Format: digital download | — |

### Singles

| Title | Year | Album |
| - | - | - |
| "Angel" | 2010 | Angel |
| "Rescue Song" | 2010 | Pocketknife |
| "The Suburbs" | 2011 | Pocketknife |
| "Runaway" | 2012 | Pocketknife |
| "Oh Sailor" (featuring the Silverlake Conservatory of Music Youth Chorale) | 2013 | Pocketknife |
| "Good Mistake" | 2014 | Pocketknife |
| "Dear Santa" | 2014 | Non-album singles |
| "Single Ladies" | 2015 | Non-album singles |
| "Waking Up" | 2015 | F E V E R S |
| "Fool 4 You" | 2015 | F E V E R S |
| "Stitches" | 2016 | F E V E R S |
| "Forgetter" | 2018 | Non-album singles |
| "Unfollow" | 2018 | Non-album singles |

### Guest appearances

| Title | Year | Other artist(s) | Album |
| - | - | - | - |
| "Back to the Start" | 2013 | — | Iron Man 3 soundtrack |
