By Jim Rowland
London trio Teiger (pronounced ‘tiger’) have been gaining a great reputation on the live circuit, with a captivating sound that’s pretty hard to pigeonhole. Following some acclaimed single releases, their much anticipated self-titled debut album was released last week, and confirms the fact that Teiger are definitely a band to look out for.
From the atmospheric instrumental opener ‘The Crawl’ through tracks like ‘Sahara’, ‘Come And Find Me’, ‘Splinter’ and ‘Hydra’, ‘Teiger’ has a sound that is at different times dark, atmospheric, dramatic, powerful, intense, delicate and punchy. Underpinned by a rock solid and inventive rhythm section, front person Talie Rose Eigeland delivers some captivating, ethereal vocals and sparse, highly effective and unique sounding guitar work that really gives the band a different twist.
‘The Law Of Diminishing Returns’ is one of the album’s standout tracks, with a creepy, unsettling air and a twisted latin feel to it, whilst the album finishes particularly strongly with the more complex and intense ‘Sunrise’ and ‘The Thinnest Wall’, both with an almost jazz sensibility to them, and both highlighting some outstanding drum work from drummer Jon Steele.
Whilst ‘Teiger’ sits loosely in the alt-rock bracket, and at times I got subtle hints of acts like Siouxsie & The Banshees, earlier PJ Harvey and even The Cramps, Teiger really defy clear categorization, and it’s not too often these days that something as fresh and original as this, with the traditional three-piece rock band format, comes along.
Certainly listening to the album, you can tell this band would be great live, and they start a tour shortly to promote the album. If there’s any justice in this modern musical world, and we know that’s not always the case, ‘Teiger’ should make a very big impact.
- ‘Teiger’ is out now.
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