indie rock
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London
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, England, who were formed in 1996.Strong, Martin C.: "The Great Alternative & Indie Discography", 1999, Canongate,
Tiger quickly got British press attention after their debut and single "Shining in the Wood" was played on
BBC Radio 1
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. The musical climate of the time was dominated by
Britpop
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Oasis
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The band had two keyboardists using
synthesizer
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s and used droning song structures similar to Stereolab and Neu!, but with a stronger pop element. The band were often criticised for their (lack of) fashion sense: they wore outdated clothes and at least two members of the band had mullet haircuts, which, although they became fashionable, were out of place at the time.
The band recorded and released their 1996 debut album ''We are Puppets'' less than a year after they first formed. The album's singles, "Race", "My Puppet Pal", and "On The Rose" were minor successes although only "Race" reached the Top 40 of the UK Singles Chart.
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'' invited them to perform on their Brat Bus Tour in 1997.
In late 1998, they supported Pulp, but any impetus had been lost by this point and they were dropped from their
record label
"Big Three" music labels
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shortly after. Their Stephen Street-produced second album ''Rosaria'' eventually appeared on the Tugboat label in 1999, but shortly afterwards they split up.
Line-up
*Dan Laidler: vocals, guitar
*Julie Sims: guitar, vocals
*Tina Whitlow: keyboards, guitar
*Dido Hallett: keyboards, bass guitar
*Seamus Feeney: drums
*Gavin Skinner: drums (on the 2nd album)
*Craig 'Ed' Grimshaw (drummer from Warm Jets) on debut single "Shining In The Wood"
*Louis Jones (singer & guitarist from Warm Jets) on debut single "Shining In The Wood"
Discography
The discography of Tiger consists of two studio albums, an extended play, six singles, and "Best in Bucks"; a one-off collaboration single with keyboardist Fleas, and Duncan Goddard from Radio Massacre International.