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.
| Tiger, My Friend | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cover art by Galia Durant | ||||
| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | November 2, 2004 | |||
| Recorded | 2004 | |||
| Studio | Fishtank Studios, London | |||
| Genre | Electronica | |||
| Length | 41:06 | |||
| Label | Domino Recording Company | |||
| Producer | Carim Clasmann Galia Durant | |||
| Psapp chronology | ||||
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| Original Cover | ||||
 The original Leaf Label cover of Tiger, My Friend | ||||
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 78/100[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   link |
| Rockfeedback | link |
| Stylus Magazine | link |
Reception edit
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 edit
All tracks are written by Psapp, except where noted
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Northdown Flat B1" | 0:31 | |
| 2. | "Rear Moth" | 3:56 | |
| 3. | "Leaving in Coffins" | 4:13 | |
| 4. | "Calm Down" | Psapp, Tim Whelan | 4:21 |
| 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 edit
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 edit
- Several of the tracks were originally available on EPs released earlier by the band:
- "Curuncula" was on the Japanese Northdown mini album.
- "Calm Down" was on Do Something Wrong.
- "Velvet Pony" and "About Fun" were on Buttons and War.
- "Leaving in Coffins" has been released under the titles "Electricity In Pine Boxes" and "Attention Tokyo."
References edit
- ^ "Tiger My Friend by Psapp". Metacritic. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
- ^ Padley, Gemma (2007). "Psapp Tiger My Friend Review". BBC - Music. Retrieved 8 October 2021.