Tigers That Talked

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Tigers That Talked are a four-piece British art rock/folk rock band. The name of the band comes from the book In Watermelon Sugar by Richard Brautigan. [1] The band formed in 2006, and have since been signed to Bad Sneakers Records in Leeds.

In August 2009, the band begun recording their debut album, The Merchant; which was released in November 2010. [2] [3] The first single "23 Fears" was released in December 2008, followed by "Black Heart, Blue Eyes" EP in June 2009, and "Artificial Clouds" in October 2009. [4] [5] "23 Fears" became Steve Lamacq's Record of the Week, and gained well-received attention from Artrocker Magazine, Q Music online [6] and HMV's Get Closer website.

The band have received critically acclaimed reviews [7] and airplay on BBC Radio 1 and XFM through such DJs as Zane Lowe, Colin Murray, [8] John Kennedy and Jon Hillcock.

References

  1. ↑ Foster, Nick (7 June 2009). "Interview: Tigers That Talked". Culturedeluxe. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 2 September 2009.
  2. ↑ "Tigers That Talked - Artist Profile". eventseeker.com.
  3. ↑ Tigers That Talked - The Merchant | Waterloo Records , retrieved 5 May 2020
  4. ↑ Razavi, Lauren (June 2009). "REVIEW // TIGERS THAT TALKED - BLACK HEART, BLUE EYES". NOIZE MAKES ENEMIES. Retrieved 2 September 2009.
  5. ↑ Townsend, Bethan (31 May 2009). "Reviews \\ Tigers That Talked". Glasswerk. Retrieved 2 September 2009.
  6. ↑ "Tigers That Talked", Qthemusic.com, 8 December 2008
  7. ↑ Interview - Tigers That Talked, Richard Partington, Yorkshire Evening Post, 11 June 2008
  8. ↑ Tracklisting for "Colin Murray" show, 2 December 2008
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