They call themselves "post-hardcore/alternative/hip-hop' but Tiger Force only has the first part of that right (yet another reason why bands need labels or friends to write copy for them). They do have the hammer-drill pound of hardcore but this guy-girl duo are also proudly lo-fi and their drum programming skills are appropriately minimal. But their DIY spirit is damn refreshing. aNdy fOrce (who must be a Skinny Puppy fan) and xHelen Tigerx (great name, eh?) thrash their guitars and yelp their vocals in such a enthused way that manages to sound both cheery and pissed at the same time. At some point, they're bound to hook up with a smart remixer who'll reconfigure them and add the beats that they deserve but for now, they're still a lovely grimy pleasure. "We don't want to fight a war, we don't want to grow up, we don't want to go out and get down, we don't want to throw up!" they say and who can blame them?
Monday, October 24, 2005
Indie post-hardcore lives
They call themselves "post-hardcore/alternative/hip-hop' but Tiger Force only has the first part of that right (yet another reason why bands need labels or friends to write copy for them). They do have the hammer-drill pound of hardcore but this guy-girl duo are also proudly lo-fi and their drum programming skills are appropriately minimal. But their DIY spirit is damn refreshing. aNdy fOrce (who must be a Skinny Puppy fan) and xHelen Tigerx (great name, eh?) thrash their guitars and yelp their vocals in such a enthused way that manages to sound both cheery and pissed at the same time. At some point, they're bound to hook up with a smart remixer who'll reconfigure them and add the beats that they deserve but for now, they're still a lovely grimy pleasure. "We don't want to fight a war, we don't want to grow up, we don't want to go out and get down, we don't want to throw up!" they say and who can blame them?
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