As 2015 went, not many had as much success as Tigress did.
They recorded their debut EP with Max Helyer (You Me At Six)
filmed a stunning new video in Iceland and went on the road with Metro Station.
It’s impressive to say the least, but considering Tigress
didn’t even exist in 2014 – it’s mind blowing.
As if their 2015 wasn’t good enough they took to the stage
at Vans Warped Tour UK in October and then they met us!
The line of duty meant we couldn’t catch their set and we
were pretty gutted about it. Less than a month later the debut EP ‘Human’ was
released and frankly it infuriated me.
I HATE MISSING AMAZING BANDS LIVE!
Apple Music put ‘Human’ in their ‘Hot Tips for 2016’ list
and from the start it’s blindingly obvious why.
‘Alive’ is the perfect example of everything they re-branded
for. Big guitars, plenty of personality and a giant dosage of dramatics.
Whilst that dramatic heart beats throughout the EP the
tracks are distinct, showcasing the different veins that pulse can travel
through.
‘Human’ take it to an upbeat anthem-like tune with scaled
back verses and a stadium sized chorus.
On a personal note – I’ve become obsessed with vocalists
singing in their natural accents instead of a default/stateside slur. The
pronunciation of the word ‘after’ (a-r-fter) is wonderful. It’s the little
things. It really is.
A touch of darkness is thrown into the mix with ‘Future’,
the video for which is nothing short of gorgeous. A screeching guitar solo and
cymbal-heavy drums to close, this track is the biggest highlight of the record.
I’m not the only one to notice that things are going
swimmingly for these guys. Vocalist Katy Jackson told us how track ‘Lucky Ones’
was written about the momentous events of the past few months and how she feels
that Tigress are indeed incredibly lucky.
Well sorry Miss Jackson (ooh) but I disagree. Luck couldn’t have
less to do with it. What it really comes down to is that Tigress is made up of
5 incredibly talented musicians who know exactly what they want to do, who they
want to be and are in the most perfect time to do it.
‘Miracle’ is as big and shiny as they come, and prove that
Tigress might have left their more pop-punk days behind them but they are the
Kings and Queen of the woah-oh. There’s nothing worse than a perfect woah-oh
when you know you missed a band live. God dammit.
‘Human’ closes with a slower offering in ‘Fire’. A
beautifully dark track but quieter in tone then it’s predecessor but only stays
that way for 2 and a half minutes before stepping up into that explosive nature
that, at this point, Tigress have mastered.
I love this EP and cannot wait to see what more writing will
produce for Tigress. It’s incredibly exciting to see a band of this calibre on
their first steps. Back at Warped they told us they wanted to be timeless. If
this first offering is anything to go by, then that’s 100% achievable.
But there was never a chance in hell that I was going to
keep on being ‘the girl who missed Tigress at Warped Tour’ so I demanded that
they meet me in their hometown of Chelmsford, Essex, and perform a song for me.
No seriously I did. As a sidebar, if somebody could buy me a new camera so I
can make videos that look as beautiful and creative as the bands that I’m lucky
enough to work with, that would be fab.
And as if that wasn’t enough, Tigress also talked me through
‘Human’ so you don’t even have to take my word for it. You can see both of the videos below!
Thank you (times a million) to the Tigress guys for being so
unbelievably lovely!
