Our latest video for Second Nature from Steve Ward Hears Voices. Banned by MTV and the United States Government! - Check it out!
Second Nature - Tigers Can Bite You
Here is a ROCK MUSIC VIDEO. Taken from the LP 'Steve Ward Hears Voices' here is Taking and Running Away
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Tigers Can Bite You Present a Different Kind of Indie Pop on New Album
Tigers Can Bite You are pushing the boundaries of indie rock with their new album, Steve Ward Hears Voices. LA blog favorites and a staple of the Silverlake scene, TCBY's new album will be released Tuesday, October 28 on New and Used Records. The band's indie rock roots are strong, lead by singer/guitarist Dave Woody, who has previously collaborated with the likes of Death Cab For Cutie and Grandaddy. The three piece group sets themselves apart from their predecessors and contemporaries with electronics that have more in common with Ladytron and M83, and a songwriting structure that is wholly unique.
Woody launched TCBY upon moving to LA in 2006, filling out the lineup with drummer Andrew Platts and Cindy Morrow, a classical pianist who alternates on bass and keyboards. "In the beginning TCBY was totally about just having fun with some friends and getting these new songs out of my head," Woody admits. On the strength of some demos posted to MySpace, the band was handpicked by Silversun Pickups to open their sold-out Troubadour show. "Then we were officially a real band," Woody adds.
Since that blockbuster show, the band has shared the stage with the top acts of the LA scene, including the Airborne Toxic Event, Division Day, Irving, Sea Wolf, Earlimart, Radar Bros, the Happy Hollows, the Movies, Rademacher and Light FM.
Steve Ward Hears Voices is the complete realization of the unique sound the band has been building towards. While indie rock fans will not be alienated, tracks such as "Colleagues" and "Taking and Running Away" prove they are not unafraid to step out of the standard formula. "The Wilding" amps up the electronics more than any other track, making it perfect for a dimly lit dance floor. Overall, the electronics are subtle while boasting a strong presence, turning every track into a mini-epic. With song lengths barely over three minutes, tracks can end before they've finished building up, leaving you wanting more. As a songwriter Woody strays from the standard verse-chorus-verse structure, rarely doing the same thing twice. "I'm really intrigued with minimalist approaches to melodies, like a 'less is more' policy," he says. "I like to get in, get to the point, and get out." This minimalist approach to sound and lyrics is refreshing in an age of overproduction.
A veteran of the indie rock world, Woody formed and fronted Fiver, releasing four records from 1999 to 2005. During that time, Fiver headlined San Francisco's Noise Pop Festival, toured England opening for Frank Black of the Pixies, toured nationally and released a split 7" with Death Cab For Cutie, and recorded with Jason Lytle of Grandaddy. While Fiver was consistently praised by Q, NME, MOJO and PopMatters.com, Woody considers his work in TCBY to be his strongest yet.
It seems impossible to discuss the band without discussing the name. Woody admits the name is "ridiculous," adding, "Inside jokes that no one else thinks are funny pretty much explain about 99% of our output." The Onion gave the band their first national press, including it amongst a list of The 100 Worst Band Names of 2007. Since then, the band's press has greatly improved drawing praise from Rock Insider, KEXP, Largehearted Boy, You Set the Scene, LAist, Radio Free Silverlake, and We Like It Indie. Both Inflight at Night and Done Waiting included a 2007 self-release amongst their top ten albums of the year, with the latter calling it his favorite "discovery of the year."
In 2008, TCBY signed to New and Used Records, a Bay Area indie that launched as a music blog/video podcast, and quickly grew into a label. While still pursuing the traditional models, N&UR uses its internet presence to provide a resource for other bands and labels, while fostering discussion about the state of the music business, the arts and pop culture, through blogs and internet videos. The ultimate goal is to create a community of like-minded bands, artists and fans.
"Local bands can be global bands in a few key strokes," Woody observes of the current state of music marketing. "It feels like the zines have won."
And some other people said these things...
Dave Woody started Fiver around the same time Death Cab for Cutie and Granddaddy were getting off the ground. While those bands saw some success over time, Fiver missed out. Woody is back with a like-minded band, Tigers Can Bite You, and fans of DCFC and Granddaddy should pay heed and give TCBY's spacey pop sound a listen. This was my favorite random discovery of the year (thanks to Alex of Sea Wolf for introducing me to their music). -Done Waiting (10 Album of the Year)
Tigers Can Bite You are so good, they sometimes stop time. -Radio Free Silverlake
Another growing LA band I have been getting into a lot lately are Tigers Can Bite You. I wandered into an in-store performance they did at Sea Level Records...and was smitten. Rough Stuff is just that - a rough track but shows a great deal of promise in its blissful repetitive drone. -Rock Insider
TORTUGA BAR - STORM EP (VIERSIEBEN RECORDS/FINETUNES) OUT NOW!
This online EP release (5 Tracks & Artwork) is not just an appetizer for the album which follows on June 26 - among the album versions of "Storm" (feat. Evan Dando) and "Feel the Love" it contains a remix of "Storm", made by labelmates Monocular, the track "Cavallo Pazzo (Song For Mondo Fumatore To Sing)" feat. Werner Kureinski, former member of Aheads and "Do It Right", a nice version of the Daniel Johnston song performed by Tortuga Bar and Navel.
What’s up, Tigers Can Bite You! Panic Movement sends greetings, hallucinations, and thanks from the planet Jupiter. It is imperative that we collect mucous. My grandmother is pulsating deliriously in adjacent dimensions looking for quarters dropped from Mount Olympus three weeks ago by a pontificating hobo with a personality disorder. Anthropology confirms this - so start some outrageous new religion and electrocute your neighbor's dog. I like mustard and having rug-burns on my knees. Just so you know, we’re aspiring schizotypal hipsters who are into grated carrots, magnetic force fields, intra-psychic farming, coprophilia, and Judy Blume. In order to be considered, you must have a borderline personality disorder, a job, multiple piercings, an addiction to chaos, and an inclination toward anthropomorphism. Let's wear bear suits and pretend we're married.
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