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Preview Tue Mar 01 2011
New Sounds From Tiger Bones
Chicago's Tiger Bones have a new EP Go Over Here that was produced by the Ponys' Jered Gummere. Thirty seconds into the first track, that melodic Ponys-like guitar sound comes up. But Tiger Bones has darkness, too - pulling angular post-punk influences into surf-rock and tying it up with some reverb in a lo-fi aesthetic. Catchy? You bet! Something like if the Soft Pack were from northern England instead of southern California. "Kill Them" sets the mood as it builds into a frenzy and the EP continues in that vein. However, the most interesting tune might be the closer: a live amalgam of Nilsson's "Jump Into the Fire" and Joy Division's "Transmission." (As someone who thinks Harry Nilsson was a genius and Joy Division's greatest achievement was New Order, I hear a little too much "Transmission", but there is an admirable attempt to incorporate Nilsson's wailing. Still, I can't wait to hear this live.)
Go Over Here will be available on a 12" and digitally on March 8. The release show is Thursday, March 3, at the Whistler. Tiger Bones headlines. Village opens at 10PM. There's no cover, but it is 21+. The Whistler's at 2421 N Milwaukee. Tiger Bones is also playing the Hideout's SXSW Sendoff Party on March 12.