Pull Tiger Tail (often abbreviated to PTT) were an
indie rock
Indie rock is a subgenre of rock music that originated in the United States, United Kingdom and New Zealand from the 1970s to the 1980s. Originally used to describe independent record labels, the term became associated with the music they produc ...
band based in
London
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and originating from
Stratford-upon-Avon and
Edinburgh
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; they formed in 2006 while attending
Goldsmiths College
Goldsmiths, University of London, officially the Goldsmiths' College, is a constituent research university of the University of London in England. It was originally founded in 1891 as The Goldsmiths' Technical and Recreative Institute by the Wo ...
. 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 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.'', the band have gone their separate ways, although a b-sides and rarities album, ''
The Lost World'', was released on 14 December 2009. In mid-2009, Hamson joined the
indie folk group
Noah and the Whale
Noah and the Whale were a British indie rock and folk band from Twickenham, formed in 2006. The band's last line-up consisted of Charlie Fink (vocals, guitar), Tom Hobden (violin/ keyboards), Matt "Urby Whale" Owens (bass guitar), Fred Abbott ...
for a short time after drummer Doug Fink left the band. In 2011 he joined
Friendly Fires
Friendly Fires are an English indie rock band from St Albans, Hertfordshire, England. They are currently signed to XL Recordings. Their self-titled debut album was released on 1 September 2008, and was announced as one of the shortlisted twelv ...
on percussion and bass guitar for their
Pala 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.'' (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, 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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