- My Tiger My Timing
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My Tiger My Timing Origin New Cross, London, UK Genres Indie Rock Years active 2008–present Labels Snakes & Ladders Records, Modular, Kitsuné, Pure Groove, Silver Music Machine, Electric Minds Members Anna Vincent
James Vincent
Jamie Harrison
Gary Drain
Sebastian UnderhillMy Tiger My Timing are a five-piece Indie Rock band from New Cross in south-east London formed in 2008.
The band are brother and sister Anna Vincent and James Vincent, Jamie Harrison, Gary Drain and Sebastian Underhill. Their music was described by NME.com as “tribal electro like a south London Gang Gang Dance”[1] and by Clash as “alternative pop with a dark heart that’s bursting with desire”.[2]
The band take their name from the title of a song by New York experimental disco musician Arthur Russell.
Their debut single "This Is Not The Fire" was produced by Andy Spence of the British electropop-New Rave band New Young Pony Club and released in April 2009 through DIY label Silver Music Machine. Their second single, "I Am The Sound", was also produced by Spence and released as part of I Am The Sound EP through London's Pure Groove label.
The band's music has also featured on Kitsuné Maison Compilation 8, on Modular's Leave Them All Behind III, on the Pure Groove 3 sampler and French label Sisterphunk's Sisters EP. They contributed a cover of an Arthur Russell song, "Arm Around You" to A Tribute to Arthur Russell, a compilation released on the Electric Minds label.
In November 2010, the band were chosen as winners of the Beck's European Newcomer award.
In April 2011, the band made the finals of Glastonbury's Emerging Talent Competition and were awarded a slot on the John Peel Stage at the festival.
In August 2011 the band released their third single, Endless Summer through their own Snakes & Ladders label. The single was playlisted by BBC 6 Music and Xfm and was described by Drowned In Sound as “shimmery post-punk...the guitar lines dangle like silver filigree chains" [3].
They are currently recording their debut album, due for release Spring 2012.
Contents
Band members
- Anna Vincent – vocals and keyboard
- James Vincent – guitar and bass
- Jamie Harrison – guitar and bass
- Gary Drain – drums
- Seb Underhill – keyboards
Press
“Shimmery post-punk, it is a beautifully composed three and a half minutes in which all the guitar lines dangle like silver filigree chains" [3]
“Deliciously upbeat and groove-laden post-punk" [4]
“Tribal electro like a south London Gang Gang Dance”[1]
"Alternative pop with a dark heart that’s bursting with desire”[2]
"Their debut single, This Is Not The Fire...sounds distilled, concentrated – it’s electro with its bones showing"[5]
"My Tiger My Timing slowly mess with expectations, tinkering with the trappings of 21st century post-punk and altering bits of their sound here and there with such a deft hand that it's barely noticeable. But it makes all the difference"[6]
“…their musical modesty hides a cleverness and sexiness which is all the more irresistible for its refusal to announce itself” [7]
"...you can't deny that this is a magic pop song" - Xposure Hot One [8]
Radio
The band's their third single Endless Summer was playlisted on BBC 6 Music from June to August 2011, and on Xfm's Evening Playlist in July 2011. In April 2009 the band were broadcast as part of Xfm's Xposure Live sessions with John Kennedy. In May 2010, the band played the BBC Introducing stage at Radio 1's Big Weekend event in Bangor, North Wales.
Discography
Singles
- This Is Not The Fire - Silver Music Machine (April 9)
- I Am The Sound - Silver Music Machine (October 9)
- Endless Summer - Snakes & Ladders (August 11)
EPs
- I Am The Sound EP - Pure Groove (October 9 / re-released August 11)
Compilations
- Sisters EP - Sisterphunk (April 9)
- Leave Them All Behind III - Modular (August 9)
- Pure Groove 3 - Pure Groove (August 9)
- Kitsuné Maison Compilation 8 - Kitsuné (November 9)
- A Tribute to Arthur Russell - Electric Minds (November 9)
Videos
- This Is Not The Fire - promotional video shot by Ian William Galloway (April 9)
- I Am The Sound - promotional video shot by Ian William Galloway (August 9)
- Endless Summer - promotional video shot by Ross McClure (August 11)
Notes
- ^ a b "My Tiger My Timing - Ask Your Heart (Echo mix) - Free MP3". NME. 5 June 2009. http://www.nme.com/blog/index.php?blog=122&p=6523&more=1&c=1.
- ^ a b "Track of the Day". Clash. 24 April 2009. http://www.clashmusic.com/feature/track-of-the-day-244-my-tiger-my-timing.
- ^ a b "This Week's Singles". Drowned in Sound. 01 August 2011. http://drownedinsound.com/in_depth/4143242-this-weeks-singles--01-08-11-toddla-t-roots-manuva-joan-as-policewoman-bibio.
- ^ "F&M Playlist". The Guardian. 14 April 2011. http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2011/apr/14/film-and-music-playlist?INTCMP=SRCH.
- ^ "The Fire is Around the Corner". Dummy. 16 April 2009. http://www.dummymag.com/next/2009/04/16/my-tiger-my-timing-the-fire-s-around-the-corner-/.
- ^ "This Week's Singles". Drowned in Sound. 7 April 2009. http://drownedinsound.com/in_depth/4136555-this-weeks-singles--06-04-09.
- ^ ArtRocker Magazine, April 09
- ^ Jon Hillcock, Xfm, March 09
External links
Categories:- English indie rock groups
- Musical groups from London
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