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Tigercub has shared the haunting official music video for their hard-hitting new single, “The Perfume of Decay,” directed by Michael Bedwell of Ultra Sharp Films and premiering today on YouTube. Currently ascending the top 30 at Active Rock radio outlets nationwide, “The Perfume of Decay” marks the Brighton, UK-based rock ‘n’ roll trio’s debut release for Loosegroove Records, the hugely influential label co-founded by Pearl Jam guitarist Stone Gossard, a longtime champion of the band.
“Towards the end of a dull, dark, and soundless day in the autumn of the year, when the clouds hung oppressively low in the heavens, we got in our van and drove to Lincolnshire,” says Tigercub’s 7-foot frontman Jamie Hall. “As the shades of the evening drew on, we eventually found ourselves, within view of our video shoot destination, the melancholy Revesby Abbey. It was midnight. As we entered an air of gloom and uncertainty took over us. Nature had almost completely reclaimed the building, The building itself was beautiful but clearly, the discoloration of ages had been great. The scent of decay was everywhere. Birds had nested in the far corners, windows were broken letting the freezing air in, the floorboards were rotten through to mulch. Every step we took in the building felt like a risk, as though the floor would give way and swallow us up at any point... Naturally, it was hard for me not to buy into the immense symbolism of it all.”
“Jamie Hall is not only an incredible songwriter, singer, and fucking wicked guitarist,” says Stone Gossard, “but he also has a deep understanding of art and music history. This guy dabbles in it all — visual arts, digital media, world history. This band is generational, and Jamie’s a natural star. Loosegroove couldn’t be happier working with Tigercub.”
WATCH “THE PERFUME OF DECAY”
Hailed by Louder Than War for their “expertly delivered bone crunching riffs and gritty alternative rock,” Tigercub will herald new music to come and much more with a series of upcoming live dates that includes eagerly awaited North American festival performances at Daytona Beach, FL’s Welcome To Rockville (Friday, May 19) and Columbus, OH’s Sonic Temple (Saturday, May 27). Additional dates will be announced soon, For updates, please visit www.tigercubtigercub.com.
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19 – Daytona Beach, FL – Welcome To Rockville †
27 – Columbus, OH – Sonic Temple †
† FESTIVAL APPEARANCE
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Tigercub’s music has always sounded larger than life, occupying an extreme space within a diverse range of influences spanning Led Zeppelin and Slipknot to Sonic Youth and Frédéric Chopin. Hall and his two bandmates — drummer James Allix and bassist Jimi Wheelwright — made a spectacular debut with 2016’s Abstract Figures in the Dark, instantly earning praise for their dynamic songcraft and lacerating musical power. 2021’s acclaimed As Blue As Indigo saw Tigercub pushing the boundaries even further, broadening their massive sonic palette while incorporating a deeply personal introspection that explored topics including anxiety, depression, toxic masculinity, the death of Hall’s grandmother, and the recent suicide of a close friend. The album proved the band’s popular breakthrough, ascending to #11 on the UK’s Official Albums Chart, while drawing international applause as one of the most electrifying rock releases in recent memory, with Guitar.com praising it as “shaped by a determination not to compromise, made with tenacity and pride, and finished with a caustic bite.” “This is an expansive and experimental record,” wrote Kerrang!, “not just a twisting, twisted road through Hall’s own experiences, but also a rebirth of a maverick rock ‘n’ roll poet.”
As mind-bending and immediate on stage as in the studio, Tigercub celebrated As Blue As Indigo with a suitably epic live schedule, including a sold-out UK headline tour, dates alongside longtime friends Royal Blood, and an inspirational North American run with Clutch and Eyehategod. Last summer saw the band celebrating its signing to Loosegroove Records with show-stealing sets at the UK’s annual Reading and Leeds Festival as well as by joining Pearl Jam for their colossal two-night stand at London’s BST Hyde Park 2022, followed by additional North American shows and a sold-out UK/EU run alongside Clutch.
Now, with “The Perfume of Decay,” Tigercub embark on the next stage of their amazing journey, confidently embracing all the contradictions, counterpoints, and catharsis of modern-day rock while heralding further new music in the weeks and months to come.
“It’s all about opposites,” Jamie Hall says. “Sweet-and-salty popcorn tends to taste better than regular popcorn, even though those are two opposing forces. I wanted to nail that concept with our heavy guitars, softer-sung vocals, Can-style grooves, and a bit of shoegaze. Counterpoints can come together and make a powerful connection. I’ve crossed the threshold from my 20s to my 30s, so I’m getting older, but I’m also entering my prime. This record is a reflection of that.”
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PRAISE FOR TIGERCUB AND “THE PERFUME OF DECAY”
“The measured heaviness of ‘The Perfume of Decay’
will be music to the ears of Queens Of The Stone Age and Muse fans.”
– SPIN
“Sounding like Royal Blood if they had been given more guitars and a shot of adrenaline, ‘The Perfume of Decay’ delivers a riff-a-thon worthy of its title. Those bruising chugs are brutal, with the only reprieve coming from the razor-like leads that scythe their way through the thick wall of gain…Standout guitar moment: That quirky, fuzzed-up melody that serves as a sonic punctuation mark between phrases and sections is mighty effective – the perfect companion to the wall-rumbling raucous riffs that bubble at the bottom of the mix.”
– GUITAR WORLD
“A stalking, crushing, towering piece of heavy as fuck riffing and howling melody. ‘The Perfume of Decay’ is an absolute rip-roarer, full of darkness and devastation, and it shows off the band in their finest light.”
– ROCK SOUND
“‘The Perfume Of Decay’ serves as Tigercub’s introduction to the world as part of the Loosegroove Records roster, owned by Pearl Jam guitarist Stone Gossard. And what an addition they are –
I mean seriously, have you hit play on the single yet? You’ll see.”
– METAL INJECTION
“‘The Perfume of Decay’ is everything you could wish for from a Tigercub track. It’s much heavier than their previous material and filled with distorted guitars, huge riffs, and all the over-the-top intensity you could ask for. Jamie Hall’s vocals soar as powerfully as the guitars and his performance is filled with as much drama and urgency as an early Muse track… If Tigercub’s new music can sound as intense as this, we are in for a treat.”
– CLUNK MAGAZINE
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