Music
Press
"Kissing Tigers won us over during one of their chaotic live sets in Los Angeles…truly punk rock" –lightupthesky.com
"Their unique blend of charismatic live performance, heartfelt lyrics and catchy melodies make for a combination that is difficult to ignore" – Flux Magazine
'"Pleasure of Resistance" by Kissing Tigers is the catchiest new wave song about the joys of empty, weird sex since "Sex Dwarf"' –wweek.com
"I mean this self-described "darkly themed dance-punk" record is probably better than half of the stuff you own. This album is sexy. That's right, it's sexy" –punknews.org
- Various
Filter Magazines Undiscovered Band of the Month - Filter Magazine
Discography
Belmont Woods EP (2008)
1. Fucking in the Woods
2. Her Socks Don't Fit
3. For the First Time in Years
4. Notification of First Adds
5. We Are Scorpios
Pleasure of Resistance (CD on Slowdance 2004, LP on Loud and Clear 2005)
1. So Stay in Love [mp3]
2. Pleasure of Resistance
3. Rooms by the Hour [mp3]
4. October 17th, 1989
5. Beachy Head
6. Picture Perfect
7. Cruel and Jealous Death
8. Joy Droid
9. I Died in a Mall
10. Until Nothing's Left
11. So Stay in Love (Remix -LP only)
Trebuchet EP (Slowdance 2003)
1. I Died in a Mall [mp3]
2. Notification of First Adds
3. The Fish Hook is Fine Print
4. Sex pt. 1
5. Again and Again and Again
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Bio
Meeting over six years ago on the notoriously rowdy campus of UC Santa Barbara, Kissing Tigers' music has always been a byproduct of their environment. With Belmont Woods, the Los Angeles based quintet's forthcoming EP, the band draws references from Pulp's imaginative story-telling, New Order's danceable melodies, and Sparks' sexy charisma. Yet, the band's innovative song writing skillfully blends these influences into a sound uniquely their own. With its breathy vocals complimenting wistful/relaxed synths and melodic guitars, this band's light-hearted, California charm won't be mistaken as another British import.
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