Sorry for being all so quiet recently, we’ve been scurrying around in the rehearsal studio preparing some new tracks and beginning to build our next tour…but we’ve awoken again and will be back with you a bit more often now…

So, to kick things off, we thought we’d do a gig at home this Sunday – August 1st – in Northern Monkey on the Headrow, Leeds where we are supporting the fantastic Arthur Rigby and the Baskervylles. They are a formidable 9 (maybe even more) piece band with filmic and anthemic orchestral masterpieces. Ones to watch for sure.

And then of course we are heading northwards to Skipton to play at the very cool Moors Music Festival in the Earl Hickey Tent over the weekend 12th-15th August.

August 20th sees us return to the Elbow Rooms in Leeds for a bonanza featuring Killing Fields of Ontario, Get People and Midnight High. Great support and cheap cheap entry (a mere £2) – that’s less than the pint that you will buy when you get in…

And then to finish the festival season off, we’re off to Lodestar Festival near Cambridge (September 4th and 5th).

We really hope to see you at one or even all of these…and if you really can’t, and you’ve got a valid reason like volcanic ash is preventing you flying or your dog ate your jumper etc, then we’ll be back on the road come September and be knocking on your doors then.

Hope you’re enjoying the summer and we’ll catch up soon..

Tigers x

Tigers That Talked have entered this year’s GreenMan Festival competition and we were pretty pleased to be chosen as one of Drowned in Sound’s top 5 entries out of about 700! This means we have gone through to the second round of voting with ten other bands, and are currently in 7th place.

This round is judged purely on public votes so we’d be even more pleased if you guys could spare 5 minutes to vote for us by following this link – http://www.greenman.net/greenpollartist2010/tigers-talked/2074. You do have to register but it only takes two minutes and then you can vote with one click every 24 hours. We need to get up to 5th to go through to the final round, and there’s only 5 days left of voting…

There are already some great Leeds acts at Greenman this year – Wild Beasts, Lone Wolf and Laura J Martin to name but a few. We’d love to be another one, and, with your help, we can be. Clench your fist and say it with me. We can be…

That was proper cheesy. I’m ok with it. Hell yeah.

Cheers everyone!
Tigers x

Well, after a busy weekend playing Manchester’s MAPS festival with Tubelord and From the Kites of San Quentin on Friday, then back home for the fantastic annual Live at Leeds on Saturday, we finished it off on Sunday in style with a great little acoustic radio session for East Leeds FM’s 24hr music marathon, where we played 3 tracks off the forthcoming album, including ‘Artificial Clouds’, and one brand new, never before heard track called ‘Ornaments and Ashtrays’! Have a listen for yourself by clicking here! Thanks to everyone who came to hear us play, we had a great weekend and we hope you all did too!

So what’s coming up next? Well, for a start, these gigs :

13th May 2010 – Hull – The Ringside w/ details TBC

24th May 2010 – Leeds – A Nation of Shopkeepers w/ White Hinterland

4th June 2010 – Chester – D’Meltin Pot w/ more details TBC

5th June 2010 – London – Hootenanny, Brixton – FREE GIG!

12th August 2010 – Skipton, North Yorkshire – MOOR MUSIC FESTIVAL

That’s right! We’re playing in Hull for the first time ever next Thursday, then back to Chester’s D’Meltin Pot and on to our first ever gig in Brixton on June 5th! We’re playing at the Hootenanny, praised by Time Out London as “One of the best nights out south of the river!”, and it’s COMPLETELY FREE ENTRY! Yes sir! Saturday night. Free entry. Your favourite northern Tiger-based band. Brixton, what more could you ask for?

Those of you with eagle-eyes may also have noticed a 12th August date slip in there… Yes, we are very excited to reveal that we have been announced for this year’s MOOR MUSIC FESTIVAL! Last year, it was listed as one of NME’s top 30 festivals to visit in 2009, and has since been named in the Observer’s Top Ten Independent Festivals, so is not one to be missed! Find out info, browse what’s going on and buy tickets from HERE.

Golly… Oh, and if you’re interested, keep in touch with us via our facebook HERE, twitter HERE and mailing list HERE!

Much Love

Tigers x

Just a quick one to say that we’re really looking forward to being in Manchester tonight for the MAPS festival! We’re onstage about 9pm at the Roadhouse, supporting the amazing Tubelord and the great Kites of San Quentin. More info can be found here -http://www.mapsfestival.com . We haven’t been over to Manchester for a while so make sure you come down, it’ll be great to say hello…

Also, this Saturday the wonderful Live at Leeds festival once again lights up our fair city… Can’t believe it’s here already! The lineup is unbelievable this year,  with appearances from some of our favourite Leeds bands, including Ellen & the Escapades, These Monsters, Lone Wolf, Olfar & the Feral Pets, Sam Airey, and, of course, the Brilliant Wild Beasts. As for us, we can’t wait for our own slot, 11pm at the Elbow Rooms. That’s 11PM. At the ELBOW ROOMS. Invite all your friends. Tell your family. Shout it at strangers all day. Let’s make it a great late night party…

In other gig news, the Nation of Shopkeepers show on the 25th May has unfortunately had to be cancelled due to the Sian Alice Group being unable to fly over here due to volcanoes and the like… However, hopefully you’ll all be able to make the 24th May instead, as we have been added to the bill for the White Hinterland gig as main support! Check them out here – http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/most-blogged-artists-crystal-castles-mia-white-hinterland-1954810.html . You know what they say. Every Volcanic Ash Cloud…

Finally, we had a lovely bit of coverage in Drowned in sound this week, where Mr. Daniel O’Dell described us as “one of my favourite West Yorkshire bands”. Cheers mate! You can read the full piece here – http://drownedinsound.com/in_depth/4139797. We’re also being played at the moment on Breakthru Radio, on their show “Get Into the Van”. The show itself, hosted by the lovely DJ Jezz Harkin, can be heard here – http://www.breakthruradio.com/index.php?show=10106. Lovely stuff…

That’s about it for now guys. And remember. Saturday. 11pm. Elbow Rooms. Got it?

Much Love

Tigers xx

Wanna have an exclusive first listen to a track off our debut album? Well then we’ve got a treat for you…

We’ve recently become a featured artist on this great new website run out of California called TheeWebsite, and as a special treat to you all we’ve uploaded a track off the upcoming debut album onto the site’s player! You can listen to it here – http://www.theewebsite.com/member/?user=tigersthattalked . Titled “The Merchant”, the song is the title track to our debut album, due for release in the coming weeks (an official release date will follow very soon!), and features Fyfe ‘Guillemots’ Dangerfield playing some Piano for us!

In other news, we have many more gigs coming up in the next few months, starting with our second show in Liverpool this year on Thursday 22nd in Igloo Bar. After that, well, there’s all these :

23rd April 2010 – Leeds – Cockpit w/ The New Brascos

30th April 2010 – Manchester- MAPS FESTIVAL @ the Roadhouse

1st May 2010 – Leeds – LIVE AT LEEDS @ the Elbow Rooms (Fringe) – onstage 11pm

13th May 2010 – Hull – The Ringside w/ details TBC

25th May 2010 – Leeds – A Nation of Shopkeepers w/ the Sian Alice Group

5th June 2010 – London – Hootenanny, Brixton – FREE GIG!

Including a Live at Leeds slot, onstage at 11pm in the Elbow Rooms! There’s many more still being finalised too so keep checking the site and we’ll get out to a city near you very soon!

We’re so excited about finally getting to give you the debut album! It’s coming guys, it’s coming…

Much love

Tigers x

We’ve had a few more gigs confirmed in the past few days to tell you about:

9th April : The Tivoli, Buckley w/ Babylon Leaf
10th April : Zanzibar, Liverpool w/ Fables
23rd April : The Cockpit, Leeds w/ New Brascos – 16+ gig!

Many more on the way too, so watch this space!

However, we’re sorry to tell you that the gig in Leeds’ A Nation of Shopkeepers with Islands has had to be cancelled, as unfortunately Islands have had to pull out of their entire European tour “due to unforseen circumstances”. We’re told that any tickets bought can be refunded from their point of sale. We are working to book another show in the venue sometime very soon, but for now, our next Leeds date is 23rd April in the Cockpit, tickets for which can be bought here:

https://www.lunatickets.co.uk/event_page.php?eventID=944

See you soon!

Much Love
Tigers xx

We’re sorry to say that the gig we had planned for today in York University Union has had to be postponed, but will be re-scheduled in the coming weeks. We’ll be back soon York, we promise… And anyway, we’re playing Leeds Brudenell on Sunday, so that’s only a short, cheap train ride away. You can even stay at my house if that’s the issue…

Much love

Tigers x

It’s been a while, we know, and we’re sorry we haven’t been in touch more. But, just because our blogs have been a bit quiet recently, doesn’t mean we have… No, we’ve been tucked away in Leeds, writing some great new songs, playing some great live shows and sorting out the fine details of our Debut Album release!

Yes, it’s been promised for a while and we really appreciate your patience, but now we really are very close to announcing an official release date for the Album! Keep your eyes peeled for the next few weeks, as we’ll announce it on the site as soon as we can. We really can’t wait for you to hear it…

In the mean time, we’re also in the middle of booking some tour dates for the coming months, so come down and whet your appetites for the album release, and also check out some of the new tracks we’ll be road-testing during these gigs. The next show is this Sunday, 21st March, in Leeds, playing a Moor Music festival fundraiser at the Brudenell Social Club. After that, we’ll be popping to York, Liverpool, Wrexham, Manchester, London, Hull and many more cities around the UK, so keep checking the blogs and we’ll announce the full tour once it’s all confirmed!

Much Love

Tigers x

How are you? We Trust you had a good Christmas and New Year? Excellent, glad to hear it…

As for us, we’ve been very busy up here in snowy Leeds, writing and working on lots of new songs and thinking about what 2010 will bring. We’re so excited about what we’ve got in store for you it’s making our heads spin. New singles, the debut album, extensive UK touring and even some shows abroad, festivals, and of course, lots and lots and lots of new material. Seriously. I’m getting dizzy…

So, to kick things off in style, we wanted to give all you wonderful people who’ve supported us throughout 2009 (and possibly before that too…) a little New Year’s gift, being as we forgot to get you anything for Christmas… By clicking on the link below, you will be whisked away on an all-expenses-paid trip to our shiny new website where you will be able to download a brand new track FOR FREE! Entitled “Bracelet”, it’s your chance to finally own the fabled lost b-side to last year’s single “Artificial Clouds”…

Of course, we were going to get you all a Jumper and a pair of socks, but we ran out of time. Sorry. We hope this will do…

CLICK TO DOWNLOAD “BRACELET – TIGERS THAT TALKED”

But, before you jet off, we just want to remind you that our first gig of 2010 is next Saturday, 16th Jan in the Brudenell Social Club, Leeds. Supporting the excellent Saxon Shore, of ex-Fleet Foxes fame, we’re really excited to get back on stage and play you some brand new tracks for the very first time! Advance tickets are available here – http://www.seetickets.com/see/price.asp?code=435627 - and more details will follow closer to the date. Come on Leeds, you know you want to…

By the way, did you know that 2010 is the Year of the Tiger? True Story. Bring it on…

Love

Tigers x