Technology has always been a slight touchy subject within the Metal community. Known for giving access to audiences far and wide enabling you to broadcast yourself regardless to the whole world. It has also had it’s downfalls, with Spotify seeming to be in increasing disputes with bands labels. However most importantly it has returned back to the people who listen to the music. The latest to keep this positive ideology alive are the boys in Good Tiger.
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1. Where Are The Birds
2. Snake Oil
3. Enjoy The Rain
4. I Paint What I See
5. aspirations
6. Latchkey Kids
7. All Her Own Teeth
8. Understanding Silence
9. ’67 Pontiac Forebird
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[length]36:00[/length]
[record_label]Self Released[/record_label]
[release_date]November 6th 2015[/release_date]
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Immediately from “Where Are The Birds” one of the most striking aspects of the band is revealed. With his token Marco Polo delivery singer Elliot Coleman delivers unique vocals. Edging on the side of falsetto, the Freddie Mercury inspired higher tones that the singer employs create a fantastic sense of fluctuation in turn giving way to a sense of theatre within the tracks. Particularly the accapella based “Understanding Silence” which see’s the singer work on dynamics perfectly. For the sections where the music takes over momentarily the singer knows when to take a step back but also when to bring the track home with memorable vocal hooks in “Snake Oil“, just as important.
Cranking up the volume the band bring the fantastic sense of energy back to the fore with sure fire single “Aspirations” featuring a chorus that see’s both singer and guitarists Dez Nagle and Joaquín Ardiles come together to form some fantastic melodies. Whilst ensuring that our rhythm section is covered by Rudinger and Sinclair yet again what is the jewel in the track’s crown is the sense of space. Returning back for a final triumphant chorus.
Not only do the band understand the importance of sometimes less is more but employing interesting techniques like the use of harmonics to create a riff creates an arid feel in “Lactchkey Kids“. With tracks being no longer than five minutes the band have compressed progressive elements into bite sized manageable tracks. Second single “All Her Own Teeth” again see’s interesting ideas come to the fore. Perhaps slightly owing to the members’ previous stints in various other bands the crucial understanding of the band dynamic is present. Injecting a new sense of energy in a genre that can so often be oversaturated and despite it’s technicality. Instead of reanimating the ghosts of the members old bands the group have birthed something entirely new altogether. Giving the sense of identity to make this one of the most interesting debut’s this year.
A Head Full Of Moonlight will no doubt put this band on the map. Employing interesting dynamics ranging all over the musical spectrum the band have delivered an albu that is cohesive and most importantly, an album that has it’s own identity. Hardly something that most bands would pull out of the bag first time round. Try as you might it’s hard to find any faults with the band’s album. Technology prevails this time owing to their incredible indiegogo goal being reached to deliver a record which will have everyone’s head’s full of moonlight.
[verdict]Yes[/verdict]
[why]Good Tiger might be a Frankenstein-esque band however with A Head Full Of Moonlight the band have successfully created a record that shows its influences but has its own fantastic headstrong identity.[/why]
