Tiger Choir

Tiger Choir - Vultures (mp3)

Out with the old and in with the new! The year's barely begun and already the list of sure-to-be formidable 2011 releases is looking rather paunchy around the waist. In my inbox today arrived some cuts from Tiger Choir's upcoming debut album, including singe Vultures and a slightly reimagined version of pulsating, synth driven 'Dancer', which surfaced last year on their self-titled EP. The Hobart trio turned many a head earlier in the year with a pair of Adelaide shows and a debut release that made waves well beyond the Apple Isle. From what I can extrapolate the album seems to retain many of the bands Animal Collective influenced quirks with a broader, more expansive scope (and really nice sounding drums). That's all the more impressive given it was recorded in a Hobart shack by the band themselves, who are proving to be a pretty damn talented bunch of guys.

They're playing Adelaide shows this weekend, and short of seeing Thee Oh Sees and/or my band there's really no excuse to miss them.

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