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Paper Tiger
Indie / Folk Rock / Tropical

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Member Since3/7/2007
Band Websitewww.papertiger.nl
Band MembersChris Regtop and Témy Phem

Tommy Haccou: Bass
Joel Agterbosch: Keys
?? : Drums
+++ In search of a new drummer! +++
Influencesthe Beatles, the Traveling Wilburys, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Johnny Cash, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, David Bowie, Neil Young, Barry White, the Pixies, Ted Leo and the Pharmacists, Sean Na Na, the Elected, the Shins, the Decemberists, the Weakerthans, the Good Life, Two Gallants, Ben Folds Five, Elliott Smith, Songs : Ohia, Pedro the Lion, Neutral Milk Hotel, the Unicorns, China Drum, Faith No More, Violent Femmes, Green Day, Rilo Kiley, Ash, the New Amsterdams, Favez, Azure Ray, Ryan Adams, Hot Water Music, the Network, the Brandos, Metal Molly, Atom and his Package, Elf Power, Piebald, All, Face to Face, Lagwagon, Rancid, Limp, Bracket, Bright Eyes, Death Cab For Cutie, Hayden, Menomena, The Flaming Lips, Modest Mouse, Eels, Teenage Fanclub, the Jealous Sound, Iron and Wine, Arcade Fire, John Vanderslice, Boudewijn de Groot, the Muffs, Chixdiggit, the Mountain Goats, the Promise Ring, Maritime, Smoking Popes, the Allmighty Clueless...etc
Sounds Likeboiling water
Record LabelHecticrecs / Beep! Beep! Back Up The Truck
Type of LabelIndie


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   Upcoming Shows ( view all )
Jul 28 2009 8:00P
Akkoestisch podium w/ The Wind Whistles Gorichem
Jul 29 2009 8:00P
HELP A BROTHER OUT! ergens in NL
Aug 1 2009 8:00P
livingroom show w/ the Wind Whistles stuttgart
Aug 3 2009 8:00P
off day Stuttgart
Aug 4 2009 8:00P
HELP A BROTHER OUT! in south GER / CH any
Aug 5 2009 8:00P
HELP A BROTHER OUT! in CH or IT any
Aug 6 2009 8:00P
indie music festival w/ the Wind Whistles, Sofas-OTD, SAT Carpi
Aug 7 2009 8:00P
close to the beach? w/ the Wind Whistles, Sofas-OTD, SAT Rimini
Aug 8 2009 8:00P
? w/ the Wind Whistles, Sofas-OTD, SAT Lecce? tbc
Aug 9 2009 8:00P
w/ the Wind Whistles, Sofas-OTD, SAT Lecce? tbc
Aug 10 2009 8:00P
travel day italy
Aug 11 2009 8:00P
Clubkeller w/ the Wind Whistles Frankfurt
Sep 1 2009 8:00P
coast to coast tour with the Wind Whistles canada
Sep 2 2009 8:00P
coast to coast tour with the Wind Whistles canada
Sep 3 2009 8:00P
Canmore Hotel w/ the Wind Whistles Canmore, Alberta
Sep 4 2009 8:00P
coast to coast tour with the Wind Whistles canada
Sep 5 2009 8:00P
Auditorium Hotel w/ The Wind Whitles Nanton, Alberta
Sep 6 2009 8:00P
Lydia’s w/ the Wind Whistles Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Sep 7 2009 8:00P
The Club (@ the Exchange) w/ The Wind Whistles Regina, Saskatchewan
Sep 8 2009 8:00P
coast to coast tour with the Wind Whistles canada
Sep 9 2009 8:00P
The Apollo w/ The Wind Whistles Thunder Bay, Ontario
Sep 10 2009 8:00P
Loplops w/ The Wind Whistles Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
Sep 11 2009 8:00P
coast to coast tour with the Wind Whistles canada
Sep 12 2009 8:00P
Rancho Relaxo w/ The Wind Whistles Toronto, Ontario
Sep 13 2009 8:00P
Casbah lounge w/ the Wind Whistles Hamilton, Ontario
Sep 14 2009 8:00P
coast to coast tour with the Wind Whistles canada
Sep 15 2009 8:00P
The Spill w/ The Wind Whistles Peterborough, Ontario
Sep 16 2009 8:00P
coast to coast tour with the Wind Whistles canada
Sep 17 2009 8:00P
Le Divan Orange w/ The Unsettlers + The Wind Whistles Montreal, Quebec
Sep 18 2009 8:00P
The Treatment Room w/ The Wind Whistles Montreal, Quebec
Sep 19 2009 8:00P
coast to coast tour with the Wind Whistles canada
Sep 20 2009 8:00P
Café Bar L’AgitéE w/ the Wind Whistles St-Roch, Quebec
Sep 21 2009 8:00P
coast to coast tour with the Wind Whistles canada
Sep 22 2009 8:00P
coast to coast tour with the Wind Whistles canada
Sep 23 2009 8:00P
Struts Gallery w/ the Wind Whistles Sackville, New Brunswick
Sep 24 2009 8:00P
Gus’s Pub w/ The Wind Whistles Halifax, Nova Scotia
Sep 25 2009 8:00P
coast to coast tour with the Wind Whistles canada
Sep 26 2009 8:00P
The Ampersand w/ the Wind Whistles, New Royalty Charlottetown, Prince Edward
Sep 27 2009 8:00P
Crumbs w/ the Wind Whistles Fredericton, New Brunswick
Sep 28 2009 8:00P
coast to coast tour with the Wind Whistles canada
Sep 29 2009 8:00P
Bar St. Laurent w/ Jane Vain + Special Noise + The Wind Whistles Montreal, Quebec
Sep 30 2009 8:00P
coast to coast tour with the Wind Whistles canada
Oct 1 2009 8:00P
coast to coast tour with the Wind Whistles canada
Oct 2 2009 8:00P
coast to coast tour with the Wind Whistles canada
Oct 3 2009 8:00P
The Apollo w/ the Wind Whistles, the Emily Fenner band Thunder bay, Ontario
Oct 4 2009 8:00P
coast to coast tour with the Wind Whistles canada
Oct 5 2009 8:00P
coast to coast tour with the Wind Whistles canada
Oct 6 2009 8:00P
coast to coast tour with the Wind Whistles canada
Oct 7 2009 8:00P
coast to coast tour with the Wind Whistles canada
Oct 8 2009 8:00P
coast to coast tour with the Wind Whistles canada
Oct 9 2009 8:00P
coast to coast tour with the Wind Whistles canada
Oct 10 2009 8:00P
coast to coast tour with the Wind Whistles canada
Oct 11 2009 8:00P
coast to coast tour with the Wind Whistles canada
Oct 12 2009 8:00P
coast to coast tour with the Wind Whistles canada
Oct 13 2009 8:00P
travel canada
Oct 31 2009 8:00P
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PAPER TIGER

While Medi puts on her jammies and a lullaby for bed / Sandy puts on her coat to hit town / a funny girl drinks shabby bar red wine / a little boy on the backseat changes radio channels / Jolien sings along with punk rock bands / Cynthia is sending question marks and Darrell gets some from Susan.

It’s in a living room in this nowhere town, with not a soul around, where Témy and Chris picked up the guitars again / to paint you a picture of everything they’ve come to be this year.

Right. So here we are with Chris (Regtop) and Témy (Phem). Two Dutch lads in their late twenties, who form a tight singer songwriter unit: Paper Tiger. They’ve known each other forever, went to grammar school together and are still closest friends. Although they started writing tunes at early age, the songs never really found a way out of their bedroom. How could they? At the time Chris and Témy put most of their time and effort in playing punk rock and indie bands. It was only for the last few years that they returned to their bedrooms and started writing songs again. Legitimate Paper Tiger-songs: strong yet subtle tunes.

Beep Beep, Everyone Here
Their debut album Everyone Here was released on Hecticrecs late last year. These fourteen tracks tie together bits of folk and rock with a great pop sensibility and some unmistakably punk rock roots. Paper Tiger manage to create a near perfect balance between upbeat and downbeat, extravert and introvert, catchy and, eh…, catchy. For references you might want to check out: Violent Femmes, The Weakerthans, Sean Na Na or The Decemberists.

Chris and Témy played most of the instruments themselves. Sometimes some of their peeps dropped by to play along. Recording this album was a domestic affair: Chris nailed most of parts in the comfort of his own living room. Their freshest outing, a song called 1995, is just released on a promo compilation by indie label Beep! Beep! Back Up The Truck.

Full-on or stripped-down
Paper Tiger enjoys performing and does so on numerous occasions. They bring it to you as a full on, five-piece band, but also stun as a stripped-down, acoustic two or three piece. Since the release of Everyone Here, Paper Tiger has been playing 100+ gigs, among which support shows for Rilo Kiley, The Rifles, The New Amsterdams, Murder By Death, Snailhouse, Subtitle, Antennas and Air Traffic. They also performed on some of the bigger Dutch radio stations and played throughout Italy, France, Spain, Austria and Germany recently. Last winter Paper Tiger did a 2 weeks tour through Europe with their friends Snailhouse from Canada. At the moment the guys are recording new tunes for a new EP and CD and booking new shows. Catch up with them. You deserve nothing less.

Meet Paper Tiger on the internet
Homepage: www.papertiger.nl
Label: www.hecticrecs.com
Community sites: www.myspace.com/papertigerholland & http://papertiger.hyves.nl/
label: www.beepbeep.nl


LiveXS
Waar Hectic Recordings zich eerder voornamelijk richtte op herrie uit de hardcorehoek, brengt het kleine label tegenwoordig ook alternatieve hiphop en indie uit. Paper Tiger is een goed voorbeeld uit die laatste categorie. Het duo maakt een ietwat gekke combinatie van van indierock en folk op deze debuut-cd. Everyone Here klink gevarieerd, soms ingetogen, dan weer lekker stevig, zoals op Juice. De band voert zelf uiteenlopende acts als Traveling Wilburys, The Decemberists, Violent Femmes en The Weakerthans op. Zeker de twee laatstgenoemden kan ik me in vinden. De verzorging van het geheel is uitstekend: goede kwaliteit opnames en een mooie hoes. Het enige probleem is naar mijn idee de lengte van de plaat: Met een speelduur van over de veertig minuten is dit voor een debuut-cd misschien iets too much.

OOR
Of er een link bestaat tussen uitgever de Papieren Tijger en indiepopband Paper Tiger? Vast niet, maar de openingszin staat. Belangrijker, dit Utrechtse duo debuteert op Everyone Here met veertien uiterst vriendelijk klinkende pop-liedjes. Het multi-instrumentale duo speelt compacte deuntjes waarin stukjes The Beatles, Simon & Garfunkel, Weezer en The Shins onder wisselende begeleiding van (akoestisch) gitaar, bas, drums, toetsen, mandoline en accordeon handig samenvallen. Niet-meezingen lijkt al snel geen doen. Soms lijken deze twee knapen vol van (spel)vreugde door de woonkamer te stuiteren - de plek waar deze charmant klinkende huisvlijt ook werd opgenomen. Op andere momenten wordt de upbeat indiepop teruggebonden naar klein akoestisch. Maar ook dan blijven de liedjes onverminderd catchy. Naar het einde toe misschien wel iets te catchy. Temeer er geen extra dimensie aan het liedboek wordt toegevoegd. Paper Tiger houdt het simpel. Met lekkere liedjes over Jolien, Susan, Sandy, Cynthia, voor jou en mij. Dank, zeggen we dan.



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Bart van der Lee





Jul 12 2009 8:27 AM

Dank je wel,

lekkere nummers!

Groetjes
Bart
aBUBa





Jul 10 2009 7:29 PM

thank yu ^^
PALE





Jun 23 2009 12:24 PM

Hallo Paper Tiger

Das Abschiedsalbum PALE - EXTRAS gratis herunterladen auf www.paleband.de

17 Remixe, alternative Versionen, Demos und Single-Editionen der Songs aus 14 Jahren PALE. Inklusive 3 unveröffentlichte Songs


Beep! Beep! Back up the truck





Jun 15 2009 12:23 PM



Why? myspace
The addictive antidote for onedimensional hip hop. The ultimate mixture between indie pop, electronics en avanthop!

the Burning hell myspace
Sometimes loud, sometimes quiet, sometimes rock, sometimes roll. Always folk, never anti. Quirky? Maybe. Cute? Never. Combining happy little melodies and depressing Old World fatalism, the music of The Burning Hell is sure to make you smile and want to give up.

We rate this gig 5_stars stars on the scale of awesomeness!
Inga*





Jun 8 2009 8:41 AM

harhar!!! wasted but ready!?
miss you guys!
only in the mornings





May 26 2009 6:19 PM

Hey, sorry it has taken me a few to finally drop by your page, but here I finally am. Thanks for the friend accept, in any case. If you get a free second or two, drop by, have a listen...
Musik in Berlin





May 26 2009 12:28 PM

Nu te bestellen: in 192 pagina's bijna een eeuw Berlijnse muziekhistorie



Kijk op http://www.musikinberlin.com voor meer info!
henny





May 21 2009 9:14 AM

heey goedemorgen
kwam ff voorbij gewandeld
zeg ya een gezellig hemelvaartweekend toe
veel plezier
laterzzzzzzzz
gr.hen.
Artificial Audio





May 19 2009 12:36 PM

Zaterdag 30 mei: langverwachte release party van Artificial Audio. Met oa We vs Death, Stairs To Nowhere en Forsophie!

Rue Royale





May 18 2009 9:27 PM

We are playing in NL this week 19:Leiden, 20:Groningen, 21:Utrecht... Hope to see you there!!!
TeamPlastique





May 12 2009 12:33 PM

New !!
This week we uploaded !!
"Virgins Do It Best" remixed by Fiedler
Preview on our site....
Full version on myspace.com/teamplastiqueremixes
Beep! Beep! Back up the truck





May 4 2009 10:37 AM




Vette Analoge Shit strikes again!! Fan van Deerhoof? Cryptacize is de band van gitarist Chris Cohen (ex-Deerhoof) en singersongwriter Nedelle Torrisi. Het tweede album Mythomania is inmiddels alweer verschenen op het Asthmatic Kitty label (bekend van Sufjan Stevens, DM Stith en My Brightest Diamond) en is nu te beluisteren op de Luisterpaal. Cryptacize tourde al met Why?, Danielson, Shearwater, Ponytail, Magik Markers en Marnie Stern. Hou je van boven genoemde bands, dan wil je hier bij zijn! Eerste Nederlandse clubshow ooit!

when: 22-05-2009
where:
db’s, utrecht
time: 21.00
price: €7,00
with: Cryptacize, Snailhouse, Zetho
this show on
last.fm
Beep! Beep! Back up the truck





Apr 15 2009 11:27 AM

sorry voor de spam heren.
Beep! Beep! Back up the truck





Apr 15 2009 8:53 AM




Schotel van de dag and Lost Bear will serve up their new 10" split while we'll serve freshly baked pancakes to all visitors.
That's not enough for you? Ok, we'll through in some shows by Artificial Audio, Kokomo, Three in one gentleman suit and Killed by 9V Batteries.
You have no excuses left, buddy! See you 18th of April in db's!

when: 18-04-2009 /
RELEASE SHOW
where:
db’s, utrecht
time: 19.00
route:
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Cedarwell





Apr 8 2009 11:01 AM

i play karagodoor in utrecht on friday, april 10.
come on by!
Roots Connection





Apr 2 2009 9:19 PM

Hi Paper Tiger
WE ARE NOW ONLINE WITH OURS CDS.
THIS IS THE SIGNAL THAT THE LIFE GOES ON.
WE WANT TO GO ON...

AND SO IN THE MEMORY OF A FRIEND THAT WE'LL NEVER FORGET HERE WE ARE:

ROOTS CONNECTION "ANIMYSTIC"
OUR SECOND LP .
(PHISICALLY ONLY IN ITALY FROM THE 1TH OF APRIL 2009).
IT'S ENRICO MICHELETTI LAST WILL.



ROOTS CONNECTION - 2003
OUR FIRST ALBUM.
IT'S A MEETING BETWEEN DIFFERENT PEOPLE AND DIFFERENT KIND OF MUSIC.



THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT.
KEEP THE BLUES ALIVE!
GOD BLESS YOU!!!!
Paardpop





Apr 2 2009 4:38 PM

Hey Paper Tigers!

Woensdag 8 april vette indie in Zwolle:

Check www.myspace.com/jeniferever en www.myspace.com/bigbymusic

Komen jullie ook?

grts
Joey/Studentertainment
R.R.E.





Mar 29 2009 10:31 AM

time to say hello
Poeta Silvio Parise





Mar 21 2009 1:56 AM

Glad for the add, All the best.

Silvio Parise
fifth column





Mar 19 2009 10:24 PM

ALIAS EMPIRE





Mar 18 2009 12:32 AM

ALIAS EMPIRE UPDATE!
www. aliasempire. com has recently gone live and on sign up members can download 'AEmix', a 6 track remixes EP, for free. This includes remixes of our own tracks as well as tracks by Messiah J and the Expert and Cars in Walls. Half of the remixes are by us while the rest have been handled by Philth and Seki, Nina Hynes, and Klass of '83. Each track has its own unique artwork included in the download. Hope to see you on there soon.

Thank You.

AE
sofas on the dancefloor





Mar 13 2009 12:55 PM

hola tigers!
how are you? I'm very good, the sun is coming finally and I think it's time for writing songs.
And you? are you working for new songs?
I hope that you return in italy sooner or later!
good luck for all,
Giorgio SOTD
Beep! Beep! Back up the truck





Mar 11 2009 10:40 AM



Vrijdag, 27maart, de Neude, Utrecht:

Beep! Beep! Back up the Truck presenteert tijdens het Tweetakt Festival een avond gevuld met de beste&vuigste indie-rock van Utrechtse bodem. Met:

The Walt
Sheriff of Hong Kong
Stairs To Nowhere
Lost Bear

Gratis Natuurlijk!
Eerst even luisteren of deze bands wel de moeite waard zijn, jij kritische mafkees?? Vooruit dan maar, dat kan hier.

Anton Olsve





Mar 6 2009 2:58 PM

think i found you on teenage fanclubs site, or something, good to be friends with you!
gossipfamm





Mar 6 2009 1:26 PM

haha lol
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