Miniature Tigers
Miniature Tigers is an indie rock band which formed in Phoenix, Arizona, Un… Read Full Bio ↴Miniature Tigers is an indie rock band which formed in Phoenix, Arizona, United States in 2006. The band originally consisted of Charlie Brand (vocals, guitar), Algernon Quashie (guitar, keyboards), Alex Gerber (bass, vocals) and Rick Schaier (drums). The band is currently based in Brooklyn, New York. Brandon Lee has taken over for Alex.
Miniature Tigers' sound was forged in the bedroom of frontman Charlie Brand, only to quickly outgrow the space, with the band soon finding itself on stage, in the studio and signed to Phoenix’s Modern Art Records in short order. Brand’s lyrics – a mix of deeply personal insights and playful references to the disparate cultural artifacts that have informed his existence – and effortlessly constructed indie-pop arrangements have made fans in his native Phoenix and beyond. The fans stretch to Los Angeles, where Brand reconnected with drummer, collaborator and fellow charter member of the band Rick Schaier while living in Hollywood, and far beyond thanks to the Internet, which it seems people are into these days.
Miniature Tigers’ debut album "Tell it to the Volcano" runs the lyrical gamut, taking inspiration from and referencing TV’s Lost (which rates a Dharma Initiative sticker on Brand’s acoustic) as easily as it probes the joy and heartbreak of Charlie’s own life, while managing not to take itself too seriously. Brand wrote the album while on the lam – not from the law, but rather from a relationship he described as "brutal." He left Phoenix to clear his head, landing in Los Angeles and collaborating with his friend Rick to complete the long-gestating album. It was his catharsis – with cannibals and volcanoes stepping in for the real-world problems that had both beset and inspired him. In the end the album represents Charlie’s effort to codify, examine, and ultimately move past a 2-year stretch of his life.
Charlie and Rick are joined in their live incarnation by friends and collaborators Lou Kummerer on bass and Lawrence Hearn on lead guitar and keyboards, for performances that seem to give equal time to playing songs and intra-band joking. They aim for a controlled chaos aesthetic that eschews "auto-pilot" at all costs.
In an effort to further confound the expectations of those around the band, they chose to have their video directed by someone who had never helmed one before…or at least never an authorized music video. The band tapped "Yacht Rock" creator JD Ryznar to direct their video for Cannibal Queen in the hopes he would recreate the magic of his wildly popular Internet video series. Ryznar quickly assimilated the band’s aesthetic and turned in a video equal parts "Weird Science" and "Frankenstein," to the band’s delight.
Miniature Tigers' sound was forged in the bedroom of frontman Charlie Brand, only to quickly outgrow the space, with the band soon finding itself on stage, in the studio and signed to Phoenix’s Modern Art Records in short order. Brand’s lyrics – a mix of deeply personal insights and playful references to the disparate cultural artifacts that have informed his existence – and effortlessly constructed indie-pop arrangements have made fans in his native Phoenix and beyond. The fans stretch to Los Angeles, where Brand reconnected with drummer, collaborator and fellow charter member of the band Rick Schaier while living in Hollywood, and far beyond thanks to the Internet, which it seems people are into these days.
Miniature Tigers’ debut album "Tell it to the Volcano" runs the lyrical gamut, taking inspiration from and referencing TV’s Lost (which rates a Dharma Initiative sticker on Brand’s acoustic) as easily as it probes the joy and heartbreak of Charlie’s own life, while managing not to take itself too seriously. Brand wrote the album while on the lam – not from the law, but rather from a relationship he described as "brutal." He left Phoenix to clear his head, landing in Los Angeles and collaborating with his friend Rick to complete the long-gestating album. It was his catharsis – with cannibals and volcanoes stepping in for the real-world problems that had both beset and inspired him. In the end the album represents Charlie’s effort to codify, examine, and ultimately move past a 2-year stretch of his life.
Charlie and Rick are joined in their live incarnation by friends and collaborators Lou Kummerer on bass and Lawrence Hearn on lead guitar and keyboards, for performances that seem to give equal time to playing songs and intra-band joking. They aim for a controlled chaos aesthetic that eschews "auto-pilot" at all costs.
In an effort to further confound the expectations of those around the band, they chose to have their video directed by someone who had never helmed one before…or at least never an authorized music video. The band tapped "Yacht Rock" creator JD Ryznar to direct their video for Cannibal Queen in the hopes he would recreate the magic of his wildly popular Internet video series. Ryznar quickly assimilated the band’s aesthetic and turned in a video equal parts "Weird Science" and "Frankenstein," to the band’s delight.
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Miniature Tigers Lyrics
Afternoons With David Hockney The view from your window is crazy Crazy like you Don't le…
Age of consent Won't you please let me go These words lie inside they…
Angel Bath It's dark out here Is there anyone Anyone watching me? …
Annie Oakley It's a very tiny risk that I'm willing to take It's…
Black Magic If you want a war I will give you a war I'm…
Bloomless I’m miserable, twisted in the sheets 35, with a mattress on…
Boomerang Throw your boomerang, boomerang Throw yourself away I wa…
Bullfighter Jacket Ya, ya, ya, ya, ya, ya, ya, ya, ya, ya Ya,…
Cannibal Queen This is not a test or an SOS I'm no longer…
Cleopatra I was lost in myself and forgot you Many years had…
Coyote Enchantment Coyote, coyote Coyote, coyote Coyote, coyote Late last …
Dark Tower Don't run away, 'cause I don't know where you go I…
Dino Damage You gotta let go when they get that old You…
Easy As All That I could never hold on to you the way you…
Egyptian Robe I was hot as a burning dragon on a cross And…
FEMALE DOCTOR I had a bad dream that you were so cruel…
Flower Door Caught in your lies, I don't need to know the…
Frazier Ave I don′t believe in all that superstition I don't believe a…
Giraffe I've been drinking With wolves dressed up as sheep They've b…
Gold Skull Think I'll stay home and chill out here tonight I'm turnin'…
Haunted Pyramid Don't let them in they could be hypnotized You can't tell…
Hologram Girl Your love is like a calm ocean There's no commotion in…
Hot Venom Her venom makes me strong Stronger than I am on my…
Last Night's Fake Blood Washing off last night's fake blood From an even faker cut …
Like Or Like Like I watched you through your window I was wearing that dumb…
Lolita Red headed and sweet Only seventeen Saw you in some kind o…
Manic Upswings I want to wake up from the rattlesnake nightmare I’ve bee…
Mansion of Misery Thinking about throwin' away the key What would that mean …
Miami It was a pink day I was in a nice way When…
Nobody Else It was easy, so easy, living in your life Where I…
Oblivious Lately I feel like a blown out birthday candle One look…
Octopus Dive if you take her as your bride When she's wrong…
Pleasure Princess On the day you were born I had a beautiful dream…
Rattlesnake Heartbreak I guess I really don't care If you stay or you…
Rock N Roll Mountain Troll Stoned at three a.m and talking to myself in public I…
Rock N' Roll Mountain Troll Stoned at three a.m and talking to myself in public I…
Sadistic Kisses I'm a glutton for your punishment Slave tied up in the…
Sex On The Regular I've got a fever of 110 I'm cumming over and over…
Swimming Pool Blues Your hair grew long in the time I was away And…
Tchaikovsky Solitude I listen to Tchaikovsky and cry Pour myself a glass of…
Tell It To The Volcano You can hang on to me But my love won't surround…
The Wolf Add nice Sugar and spice I'll take you on a cruise to…
Tropical Birds The little bird hangin' in your purse Traveling bag and you…
Ugly Needs Trust me, if I could control it, it'd be under…
Vietnam What happened to the purple heart I sent from war You…
Viking Hearts Darlin', look how young we are Wishing on the stars Sleepi…
White Magic So you want a piece of the pie I'll have to…