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Tigermilk
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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0744861036128
Format: Original recording reissued
Item Dimensions: 22
Label: Matador Records
Manufacturer: Matador Records
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Matador Records
Release Date: July 13, 1999
Studio: Matador Records
Disc 1:- State I Am In
- Expectations
- She's Losing It
- You're Just a Baby
- Electronic Renaissance
- I Could Be Dreaming
- We Rule the School
- My Wandering Days Are Over
- I Don't Love Anyone
- Mary Jo
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Editorial Review:CD debut/ reissue of the acclaimed Scottish indie pop/ folk group's 1996 album, their first. The record was previously only available as a vinyl-only release limited to 1,000 copies. 10 tracks. 1999 release.
Tigermilk is simply gorgeous, an unaffected debut equal to the Smiths' finest work, and seemed to arrive fully formed out of nowhere in May 1996. In songs like the pastoral, shimmering "The State I Am In" and the wonderfully naive "We Rule the School," bandleader Stuart Murdoch had already laid the seeds that would later come to such full, poignant fruition on If You're Feeling Sinister and The Boy with the Arab Strap. The 10 songs here have such a natural pop sensibility, such a grace and resonance, it's hard now to believe that Tigermilk was only originally intended as a small-time project between seven Glaswegian friends (the original vinyl release was limited to 1,000 copies). Whimsical, surreal, and beautiful, this reissue is well worth the wait. --Everett True
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Oft-cited debut can't live up to classic status (lacking more intricate songwriting that was to come) but can be seen as the head-turning, prog-folk, arrangement-heavy group's official entering statement- one whose retro strumming would not be lost upon hipsters worldwide.
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If you're a Belle (a Belle and Sebastian fan), pass this by. You don't need to be told. If you've never heard this amazing band, whose exquisite retro melodies meet frequently subversive lyrics to tango like nothing you've ever heard before, the best place to start is with their original album. To quote founder Stuart Murdoch, "Do something pretty while you can."
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This is the 4th B&S album I bought, and it was a fantastic purchase. After snatching up their newer albums (The Life Pursuit and Dear Catastrophe Waitress) I listened to their older stuff and this one really hits the mark. There are a couple of super-strong songs on this one, such as "My Wandering Days Are Over" and "I Don't Love Anyone". I don't think there's a dud on here, although "Electronic Renaissance" starts off with a somewhat-psychedelic intro that doesn't seem to match the bands other efforts. ... Read More
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B&S display their classic wit and talent from the very first line of this debut album.
My favorites include Expectations, We Rule the School, and I Don't Love Anyone.
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I enjoy listening to the entire cd, a must have for any B & S fan.
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