Pull Tiger Tail (often abbreviated to PTT) were an
indie rock band based in
London and originating from
Stratford-upon-Avon
Stratford-upon-Avon (), commonly known as just Stratford, is a market town and civil parish in the Stratford-on-Avon district, in the county of Warwickshire, in the West Midlands region of England. It is situated on the River Avon, north-we ...
and
Edinburgh; they formed in 2006 while attending
Goldsmiths College. All three members had grown up together in Stratford-upon-Avon where they played in indie-rock band Antihero, releasing two singles and winning the support of
John Peel
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on
Radio 1.
The three friends shared a flat together when moving to London to attend Goldsmiths.
Pull Tiger Tail played their debut gig at London's Tatty Bogle club on 2 February 2006.
The band released their debut single, "Animator", on Young and Lost Club Records on 25 September 2006. Copies were limited to 1000, with 500 7"s, each hand customised by the band, and 500 CDs available.
Their final single with B-Unique was "Hurricanes", released on 11 June 2007. An iTunes error prevented the single hitting the Top 40. Because of this, the band was dropped. However, B-Unique retained the band's album, resulting in a lengthy legal battle to return the album to Pull Tiger Tail.
As of 2009, following the release of ''
PAWS.
''Paws.'' is the only studio album by the British indie band Pull Tiger Tail. The album was completed in February 2007 but management difficulties and trouble with B-Unique
B-Unique Records is a London-based record label, and publishing co ...
'', the band have gone their separate ways, although a b-sides and rarities album, ''
The Lost World
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The g ...
'', was released on 14 December 2009. In mid-2009, Hamson joined the
indie folk
Indie folk is a music genre that arose in the 1990s among musicians from indie rock scenes influenced by folk music. Indie folk hybridizes the acoustic guitar melodies of traditional folk music with contemporary instrumentation.
The genre has its ...
group
Noah and the Whale for a short time after drummer Doug Fink left the band. In 2011 he joined
Friendly Fires on percussion and bass guitar for their
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world tour.
In 2012, Ratcliff and Hamson re-emerged as a duo called
Thumpers.
Band members
* Marcus Ratcliff - guitar, keys, vocals
* Davo McKenzie-McConville - bass, keys, vocals
* John Hamson - drums, vocals
Discography
Albums
*''
Paws.
''Paws.'' is the only studio album by the British indie band Pull Tiger Tail. The album was completed in February 2007 but management difficulties and trouble with B-Unique
B-Unique Records is a London-based record label, and publishing co ...
'' (New Art, Please, 17 August 2009)
*''The Lost World'' (New Art, Please, 14 December 2009)
Singles
*"Animator" (Young and Lost Club Records, 25 September 2006)
*"Mr 100%" (
B-Unique Records
B-Unique Records is a London-based record label, and publishing company founded in 2001 by Mark Lewis and Martin Toher.
B-Unique's current roster includes John Newman, Kodaline, James Bay, The Mispers, Darlia, Benjamin Francis Leftwich, Luk ...
, 11 December 2006)
*"Let's Lightning" (B-Unique Records, 26 March 2007)
*"Hurricanes" (B-Unique Records, 18 June 2007)
*"Mary Jane" (Young and Lost Club Records, 2 June 2008)
References
External links
Official SiteMyspace.comCD Review
English indie rock groups
Musical groups from London
Musical groups established in 2006
Alumni of Goldsmiths, University of London
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