Tiger, My Friend

Tiger, My Friend
Cover art by Galia Durant
Studio album by
Psapp
ReleasedNovember 2, 2004
Recorded2004
StudioFishtank Studios, London
GenreElectronica
Length41:06
LabelDomino Recording Company
ProducerCarim Clasmann
Galia Durant
Psapp chronology
Buttons and War EP
(2004) 		Tiger, My Friend
(2004) 		The Only Thing I Ever Wanted
(2006)
Original Cover
The original Leaf Label cover of Tiger, My Friend
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Metacritic78/100[1]
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Tiger, My Friend is the first album by electronica band Psapp. It was originally released on The Leaf Label and was later reissued by Domino Records, which now controls Psapp's entire catalog.

Reception

Gemma Padley in a review for BBC called it a "highly skillful album but not one for the masses", and said, "the unfussy quirky instrumentation and simple cylindrical melodic fragments create an intensity bubbling just below the surface. Every tiny fragment is carefully placed creating uniquely woven canvases".[2]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Psapp, except where noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Northdown Flat B1" 0:31
2."Rear Moth" 3:56
3."Leaving in Coffins" 4:13
4."Calm Down"Psapp, Tim Whelan4:21
5."Velvet Pony" 3:48
6."About Fun" 3:42
7."Curuncula" 5:45
8."King Kong" 4:10
9."The Counter" 3:51
10."Chapter" 2:40
11."Tiger, My Friend" 4:03

Personnel

Psapp

  • Carim Clasmann
  • Galia Durant

Additional personnel

  • Shawn Lee - drums, "Rear Moth"
  • Matt Wasser - beer can, "Tiger, My Friend"
  • Splodge the cat - squeaks, "About Fun"

Notes

  • Several of the tracks were originally available on EPs released earlier by the band:
  • "Leaving in Coffins" has been released under the titles "Electricity In Pine Boxes" and "Attention Tokyo."

References

  1. ^ "Tiger My Friend by Psapp". Metacritic. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
  2. ^ Padley, Gemma (2007). "Psapp Tiger My Friend Review". BBC - Music. Retrieved 8 October 2021.