Tigers That Talked Explained

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] 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.^[3] ^[4] "23 Fears" became Steve Lamacq's Record of the Week, and gained well-received attention from Artrocker Magazine, Q Music online^[5] and HMV's Get Closer website.

The band have received critically acclaimed reviews^[6] and airplay on BBC Radio 1 and XFM through such DJs as Zane Lowe, Colin Murray,^[7] John Kennedy and Jon Hillcock.

External links

News: Tigers That Talked to release their debut single. 12 November 2008. Leedsmusicscene. 2009-09-02.
News: Tigers That Talked : Q & A. Strange. Francesca. 4or the Record. 2009-09-02. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20090616200844/http://www.4ortherecord.com/Tigers-That-Talked-Q-and-A.html. 2009-06-16.

Notes and References

News: Interview: Tigers That Talked. https://web.archive.org/web/20160303174637/http://www.culturedeluxe.com/news_item.asp?id=6011. dead. 3 March 2016. Foster. Nick. 7 June 2009. Culturedeluxe. 2009-09-02.
Web site: Tigers That Talked - Artist Profile. eventseeker.com.
News: REVIEW // TIGERS THAT TALKED - BLACK HEART, BLUE EYES. Razavi. Lauren. June 2009. NOIZE MAKES ENEMIES. 2009-09-02.
News: Reviews \\ Tigers That Talked. Townsend. Bethan. 31 May 2009. Glasswerk. 2009-09-02.
http://news.qthemusic.com/2008/12/tigers_that_talked.html "Tigers That Talked"
http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/music-gigs/INTERVIEW-Tigers-That-Talked.4172112.jp Interview - Tigers That Talked
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/colinmurray/tracklistingarchive.shtml?20081202 Tracklisting for "Colin Murray" show