Pull Tiger Tail
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Pull Tiger Tail 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 played their debut gig at London's Tatty Bogle club on 2 February 2006.
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.
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, Jack Hamson joined the indie folk
group Noah and the Whale
after drummer Doug Fink left the band.
Indie rock
Indie rock is a genre of alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom and the United States in the 1980s. Indie rock is extremely diverse, with sub-genres that include lo-fi, post-rock, math rock, indie pop, dream pop, noise rock, space rock, sadcore, riot grrrl and emo, among others...
band based in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
and originating from Stratford-upon-Avon
Stratford-upon-Avon
Stratford-upon-Avon is a market town and civil parish in south Warwickshire, England. It lies on the River Avon, south east of Birmingham and south west of Warwick. It is the largest and most populous town of the District of Stratford-on-Avon, which uses the term "on" to indicate that it covers...
and Edinburgh
Edinburgh
Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland, the second largest city in Scotland, and the eighth most populous in the United Kingdom. The City of Edinburgh Council governs one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas. The council area includes urban Edinburgh and a rural area...
; they formed in 2006 while attending Goldsmiths College
Goldsmiths College
Goldsmiths, University of London is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom which specialises in the arts, humanities and social sciences, and a constituent college of the federal University of London. It was founded in 1891 as Goldsmiths' Technical and Recreative Institute...
.
Pull Tiger Tail played their debut gig at London's Tatty Bogle club on 2 February 2006.
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.
As of 2009, following the release of PAWS.
PAWS.
Tracks 2, 4, 5, 6 and 7 have all been previously released as singles or b-sides, although the versions of "Animator" and "Even Good Kids Make Bad Sports" featured on the album are different to those previously released....
, 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, Jack Hamson joined the indie folk
Indie folk
Indie folk is a music genre that arose in the 1990s from singer/songwriters in the indie rock community showing heavy influences from folk music scenes of the 50s, 60s and early 70s, country music, and indie rock. A few early artists included Lou Barlow, Beck, Jeff Buckley and Elliott Smith...
group Noah and the Whale
Noah and the Whale
Noah and the Whale are an English indie folk band from Twickenham, London, England formed in 2006. The band consists of Charlie Fink , Tom Hobden , Matt "Urby Whale" Owens , Fred Abbott , and Michael Petulla .-Early years and Peaceful, the World Lays Me Down...
after drummer Doug Fink left the band.
Band members
- Marcus Ratcliff - guitar, keys, vocals
- Davo McKenzie-McConville - bass, keys, vocals
- Jack Hamson - drums, vocals
Singles
- "Animator" - Young and Lost Club Records - 25 September 2006
- "Mr 100%" - B-Unique RecordsB-Unique RecordsB-Unique Records is a London-based record label, founded in 2001 by Mark Lewis and Martin Toher.B-Unique has been a division of Atlantic Records UK since February 2008...
- 11 December 2006 - "Let's LightningLet's Lightning"Lets Lightning" is a song by Pull Tiger Tail, released as their second single under the B-Unique Records label.The single was released on the Pull Tiger Tail website on March 19, 2007, unlocked by a code sent to purchasers' mobile phones...
" - B-Unique Records - 26 March 2007 - "HurricanesHurricanes (Pull Tiger Tail song)"Hurricanes" is a song by Pull Tiger Tail, released as their fourth single, and their last under the B-Unique Records label.The physical format of the single was released on June 18 on CD/7"/Gatefold 7" vinyl, whereas the digital single was made available from June 11.The song debuted at number 2...
" - B-Unique Records - 18 June 2007 - "Mary JaneMary Jane (Pull Tiger Tail song)"Mary Jane" is the fifth single to be released by Pull Tiger Tail, with a release date of June 2 on the Young and Lost Club Records. A music video is known to have been filmed but has not been released....
" - Young and Lost Club Records - 2 June 2008
Albums
- PAWS.PAWS.Tracks 2, 4, 5, 6 and 7 have all been previously released as singles or b-sides, although the versions of "Animator" and "Even Good Kids Make Bad Sports" featured on the album are different to those previously released....
- New Art, Please - 17 August 2009 - The Lost World - New Art, Please - 14 December 2009