The Spring Tigers has an appropriate name.\u00a0 Like the warming of winter, this music just makes you feel good.\u00a0 Their success is as unlikely as the victory of spring\u2019s thaw \u2013 they formed five days before their first show and broke up right fter.\u00a0 Yet with this first mini-album, a spot in SXSW 2010, and a full-length record in the works, the Spring Tigers has proven they have as much potential as the new season to move us.<\/p>\n
The up-tempo introduction, \u201cCar Song,\u201d is incredibly likeable Britpop from an Athens band that gains legitimacy in the genre from its UK-born frontman, Kris Barratt.\u00a0 Full of guitar and with synthesizer and keys in all the right places, this radio-friendly track has a chorus perfect for the season of windows-down driving and backyard barbeques.<\/p>\n
The band slows on \u201cHyboria,\u201d where a bass-heavy verse with lyrics about disappointment leads to the Wall Of Sound chorus.\u00a0 It isn\u2019t as strong as the intro, but the band demonstrates their skill in packing hooks even in their weaker material.<\/p>\n
The band follows with a mid-tempo beauty in \u201cJust Suggesting.\u201d\u00a0 While not as upbeat as \u201cCar Song,\u201d the best lyrics on the album combine with catchy instrumentals for a memorable listen.\u00a0 This is the emotional peak of the Spring Tigers\u2019 debut.\u00a0 Like the frontman\u2019s plea to hear \u201csomething vital, something real,\u201d this song delivered on my urge for feel-good music with feeling.<\/p>\n
\u201cBeep Beep\u201d is an enjoyable cut, but only its chorus lives up to the standards set by the best songs.\u00a0 The band leans more heavily on electronica here, with mixed results and a weaker sound.<\/p>\n
\u201cNew Improved Formula\u201d is a quick-paced song that uses the pre-chorus to perfection in pushing toward the refrain, which unfortunately is a forgettable let-down.\u00a0 Still, it is an exciting song, although too short, as it seems to finish just as it sinks its claws in.<\/p>\n
The band deviates from their upbeat indie-pop for the closer, \u201cStripmalls In The Sun.\u201d\u00a0 This is the only track resembling a ballad, and they pull it off well.\u00a0 Barratt sings about an enchanting suburban life backed nicely by an acoustic rhythm guitar and a synth melody line.\u00a0 His lyrics \u201cThis is your life forever now, give into your fear\u201d suggests the subject is struggling to conform to a life lacking in substance.<\/p>\n
This self-titled debut shows great promise.\u00a0 It is a feel-better mini-LP heavy with hooks, and several songs show real artistic and emotional sensibilities. Expect much more to come from a new band that isn\u2019t afraid to be both sweet and substantive.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":81,"featured_media":30298,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"tags":[],"artist":[8564],"rating":[5612],"class_list":["post-41952","review","type-review","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","artist-spring-tigers","rating-rating-b-minus"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review\/41952","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/review"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/81"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=41952"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review\/41952\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/30298"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=41952"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=41952"},{"taxonomy":"artist","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/artist?post=41952"},{"taxonomy":"rating","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rating?post=41952"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}