Brooklyn’s ’80s and Bee Gees/Hall & Oates-inflected lite-rock quartet Tigercity self-released their Pretend Not To Love EP in 2007. After lengthy tours with IMA Robot, VHS or Beta, Via Audio, etc., and some post-production rest, the group’s following it up with their first full-length Ancient Lover this fall. Take a listen to the smoothly honest first single “Fake Gold.” It’s about trying to stay fab in this shitty economy, more or less.
Ancient Lover will be self-released this fall. You should be able to get it from the band during this upcoming tour, digitally soon thereafter:
09/03 – Boston, MA @ Great Scott
09/04 – New York, NY @ Mercury Lounge
09/05 – Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Ballroom
09/06 - Detroit, MI @ Magic Stick
09/08 – Chicago, IL @ Schubas
09/09 - Des Moines, IA @ Vaudeville Mew
09/10 - St. Louis, MO @ Billiken Club
09/11 – Kansas City, MO @ The Brick
09/13 - Morrison, CO @ Red Rocks Amphitheater (Monolith Festival)
09/15 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Burt’s Tikki Lounge
09/16 - Boise, ID @ Neurolux
09/17 - Seattle, WA @ Nectars
09/18 – Portland, OR @ East End (Music Fest North West)
09/20 - San Francisco, CA @ Bottom Of The Hill
09/22 – Los Angeles, CA @ Cinespace
09/24 – Los Angeles, CA @ Viper Room
09/25 – San Diego, CA @ Beauty Bar
09/26 – Las Vegas, NV @ Beauty Bar
09/27 – Tucson, AZ @ Club Congress
09/29 - Austin, TX @ Emo’s Inside
09/30 – San Antonio @ Rock Bottom Lounge
10/02 – Tallahasee, FL @ Engine Room
10/03 – Tampa, FL @ New World Brewery
10/04 – Orlando, FL @ Backbooth
10/07 – Jacksonville, FL @ TSI
10/09 - Norfolk, VA @ The Boot
10/13 – Washington, DC @ DC9
[Photo by Ryan Muir and Metromix.com]
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NICE! So excited to hear this record.
This sounds more than a little trite for my tastes.
sounds like a Survivor song that wasnt good enough to make it onto any of the Rocky soundtracks
This shit is siiiiiccckkkkk! How come I never heard of these guys???
They put on an incredible live show as well. I’m psyced to hear the new record.
Psyched…dammit
well…. like all those bands they toured with at least.
not really digging it. the EP was great, but this sounds like a toto outtake.
The track is nice, but their live show really leaves something to be desired.
Wait. And they’re from Brooklyn?! On Stereogum?! That’s crazy talk!
Sounds like a lost Foreigner track methinks.
This would be awesome if the 80′s hadn’t happened yet and every song from that decade was better than this one!
Anyone who hates on Tigercity has never seen them play live. Bill Gillim is one of the best vocalists in the country. I’m really looking forward to their show at Great Scott in Boston on September 3rd.
Great vocalist…but you’ve seen them live? He literally walks back and forth the whole set. It’s pretty damn boring if you ask me.
The new track does sound like a cousin of Survivor’s “Burning Heart”. It’s ok, but I expected a bit more after their pretty damned good EP. Gillim does pace back & forth, staring at the ceiling most of the time onstage which is odd, but that doesn’t mean they’re not good live (they are).
this is the shit!
Interesting sound..
Definitely a bit of a departure from their EP.
It sounds a little ‘heavy’ to me. Still a solid band and I’m always eager to hear new music by them.
Great guys and I couldn’t be happier to see them getting noticed.