Pull Tiger Tail | |
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| Background information | |
| Origin | London, England |
| Genres | Indie |
| Years active | 2006–2009 |
| Labels | Young and Lost Club Records (2006) (UK) B-Unique Records (2006-2007) (UK) New Art, Please (2009) (UK) |
| Past members |
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| Website | Official Website |
Pull Tiger Tail (often abbreviated to PTT) were an indie rock band based in London and originating from Stratford-upon-Avon and Edinburgh; they formed in 2006 while attending Goldsmiths College.
Pull Tiger Tail was formed in 2006 by three friends who met while attending school together. Later, they went on to study at Goldsmiths, University of London, where they further developed their artistic and musical talents. Marcus Ratcliff, Jack Hamson, and Davo McConville decided to start a band, drawing on their shared interests in music and visual art.
All three members had grown up together in Stratford-upon-Avon where they played in indie-rock band Antihero, releasing two singles and winning the support of John Peel on Radio 1. [1]
Prior to Pull Tiger Tail, Jack Hamson and Davo McConville, along with Simon Taylor-Davis and James Righton (who would later form Klaxons), were in a band called Hollywood Is A Verb [2] .
The members of Pull Tiger Tail shared a house in New Cross, a vibrant area in South London known for its thriving artistic community. They invited Simon Taylor-Davis and James Righton to move from Stratford-upon-Avon to join them in their house. It was during this time that Klaxons was formed.
Pull Tiger Tail played their debut gig at London's Tatty Bogle club on 2 February 2006 [3] .
The band released their debut single, "Animator", on Young and Lost Club Records on 25 September 2006. Copies were limited to 1000, with 500 7"s, each hand customised by the band, and 500 CDs available.
During their active years, Pull Tiger Tail toured extensively across the UK and Europe. They participated in the NME Indie Rave Tour alongside Blood Red Shoes, The Little Ones, and The Rumble Strips. [4]
Additionally, they joined the MySpace Music Tour with Hadouken!. [5]
Pull Tiger Tail also toured with a variety of other notable acts, including:
These tours helped the band build a dedicated following and solidified their reputation as an exciting live act. [6] [7]
Following the breakup of Pull Tiger Tail in 2009, the members embarked on various musical and creative pursuits:
Despite their relatively brief time together, Pull Tiger Tail made an impact on the UK indie rock scene. Their energetic performances and distinctive sound continue to be remembered by fans and critics alike.
Their final single with B-Unique was "Hurricanes", released on 11 June 2007. An iTunes error prevented the single hitting the Top 40. Because of this, the band was dropped. However, B-Unique retained the band's album, resulting in a lengthy legal battle to return the album to Pull Tiger Tail.
As of 2009, following the release of PAWS. , the band have gone their separate ways, although a b-sides and rarities album, The Lost World , was released on 14 December 2009. In mid-2009, Hamson joined the indie folk group Noah and the Whale for a short time after drummer Doug Fink left the band. In 2011 he joined Friendly Fires on percussion and bass guitar for their Pala world tour.
In 2012, Ratcliff and Hamson re-emerged as a duo called Thumpers.
Albums
Singles
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